'asterales' originates from New Latin, formed from the stem 'Aster-' (from Greek 'ἀστήρ' meaning 'star' via the genus name Aster) plus the Latin suffix '-ales' used to form names of orders.

'asterales' is a New Latin taxonomic formation based on the Greek word 'aster' ('star') and the Latin plural/order-forming suffix '-ales'; it was coined in modern botanical nomenclature to name the order and has been used in that sense since the 19th century.

Initially based on the genus name Aster (meaning 'star') to denote 'star-like' flowers or plants related to Aster; it evolved into the formal modern meaning of the botanical order containing those and related families.