'asteriidae' originates from New Latin, specifically the word 'Asteriidae', where the genus name 'Asterias' (from Greek 'aster' meaning 'star') provided the root and the suffix '-idae' denoted a biological family.

'asteriidae' changed from the genus name 'Asterias' (Greek 'aster' meaning 'star') with the later application of the Latinized zoological suffix '-idae' to form family names, resulting in the modern taxonomic name 'Asteriidae'.

Initially the root referred to 'star' (Greek), but over time it evolved into its current use as the formal scientific name for a family of star-shaped echinoderms ('Asteriidae').