Constellate
/ˈkɒn.stə.leɪt/noun
To gather or arrange into a cluster, or to set with stars; also, to form a constellation.
Did you know?Constellate comes from the same Latin root as constellation, from stella (“star”), so the word’s oldest meaning is basically to turn something into a star-pattern.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂stḗr
“star”
Latin
Latin
stella
“star”
Latin
Latin
constellatus
“set with stars, studded with stars”
Late Middle English
English
constellaten
“to form into a constellation; to group together”
Modern English
English
constellate
“to arrange or appear in a cluster; to form a constellation”