the romanian word “aste” can be translated to “these”

the romanian word “risc” can be translated to “risk”

Asterisk means “these risks”

Astérix 👌.
FunFact, even us, french baguettes, can have it hard with this one.

That figure is taking a bold risk, a risk

Aster is star (asteroids are star-likes!) but I’m not sure what an aste is and I’m certainly not going to kiss one.

Cat buttholes are known in my sphere as “catsterix”

That’s all… stop looking at me like that…