Flashcards: Latin Derivatives

sidereal

 

determined by or pertaining to the stars

 

For star lovers, there is nothing comparable to the sidereal splendor visible from a mountain top on a clear night

 

Latin root words: sidereus, siderea, sidereum - of the stars; sidus, sideris, n. - a group of stars, constellation

 

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