Why are stars called stars?

Question: Why are stars called stars?
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Asked by mad.melissa to Julian, Hugh on 14 Nov 2014.
- Julian Onions answered on 14 Nov 2014:
  
  What an interesting question.
  
  It seems to have a very ancient history, but seems to come from the word “to shine” in various languages that has been changed over time.

mad.melissa commented on 17 Nov 2014:

That is weird but if star means ‘to shine’ I see why also guess what 🙂

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Question: Why are stars called stars?