LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

astrātus

astrātus (feminine astrāta, neuter astrātum)

Meaning

  1. Medieval LatinNew Latinadjectivestarry
    […] constat autem quòd cœli astrati, ex concauo & cõuexo (qui sunt termini figuræ cælestis) diuidũt aquas, hoc est, cælum aqueum, ab aquis elementaris materiæ.[…] for it is evident that the starry heavens divide the waters, that is, the watery heaven from the waters of elementary matter, in concave and convex manners (these being the limits of the shape of the heavens).1530, Thomas Cajetan, In Psalmos; republished as Thomæ de Vio Caietani […] In Psalmos, Parabolas Salomonis, & Ecclesiasten, nec non in tria priora Isaiæ Capita, Commentarii […] , volume 3, 1639, page 69:
  2. Medieval Latinadjectivestarlike, (figuratively) excellent

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eHs-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂stḗr
  3. Proto-Hellenic*astḗr
  4. Ancient Greek ἀστήρ(astḗr)
  5. Latinastrātus

Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron)bor. Latin astrum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin astrātus From astrum (“star, constellation”) + -ātus.

Quick answers

What does astrātus mean in Latin?
astrātus, a adjective, means “starry; starlike, (figuratively) excellent”.
Where does astrātus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr → Proto-Hellenic *astḗr → Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr) → Latin astrātus.