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stellate (adj.)
[stellate 词源字典]
c. 1500, "starry, star-spangled," from Latin
stellatus
"covered with stars," past participle of
stellare
"to set with stars," from
stella
(see
star
(n.)). Meaning "star-shaped" is recorded from 1660s.
[stellate etymology, stellate origin, 英语词源]