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What are Name of constellation 5 letter word?
Orion
What is a 6 letter word for constellation?
galaxy
Explain the composition of the word constellation?
The word constellation has Latin roots. The Latin word for star is 'stella,' this led to the late Latin word 'constellatio' which was also a French word. The word constellation is a Middle English word.
Name of constellation 5 letter word with a letter A at middle?
· Apollo spacecraft (US) · asteroids · atmosphere
What is a six letter word ending in y for constellation?
galaxy
What nationality is the name Alpha Centauri?
Greek and Latin. Alpha is a Greek letter; Centauri is the Latin genitive form of the (Latin) word Centaurus which is the name of the constellation.
How did Scorpius get its name?
The scorpius constellation is one of the few constellation that actually looks like its name (which means scorpion). Find some pictures of the constellation, perhaps you can notice it. Scorpius is the Greek word for scorpion, which is what the ancient Greeks thought the constellation resembled.
What does the word Camelopardalis mean?
The word "Camelopardalis" refers to the constellation of that name, a northern constellation between Ursa Major and Perseus. The word derives from the Latin and means the Giraffe.
What is the root word of constellation?
The root word of constellation is "stella," which is Latin for "star."
Where did the name Rigel come from?
Its name is from the Arabic word meaning "foot," indicating its position in the constellation
What does constellation mean in Greek?
"Constellation" is a Greek word, and constellations were first discovered by the Greeks, believed to be a greek called 'Homer'. I think constellations is the name given to them by the Greek, so therefore 'constellation' in Greek is 'constellation'.
What is the origin of the constellation name cancer?
The Greeks called the constellation Karkinos and the origin of the name cancer comes from a Latinized version of the word Carcinus, meaning crab, that appears on the Alfonsine tables.
