Where does “Betelgeuse” come from?
Betelgeuse (English) comes from Arabic يَد الجَوْزَاء, from Arabic يَد — authority; hand.
Betelgeuse (English): A bright-red supergiant intrinsic variable star, the second brightest star in the constellation Orion; Alpha (α) Orionis. It is the tenth brightest star in the nighttime, and one of the largest stars known
Definitions
- A bright-red supergiant intrinsic variable star, the second brightest star in the constellation Orion; Alpha (α) Orionis. It is the tenth brightest star in the nighttime, and one of the largest stars known
Ancestry of “Betelgeuse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | يَد الجَوْزَاء | hand of the central one |
| 2 | Arabic | يَد | authority; hand |