Where does “Sirius” come from?

Sirius comes from Latin Sirius, derived from Ancient Greek Σείριος (Seirios), itself from Ancient Greek σείριος (seirios).

Sirius (English): A telescopic binary star, visually the brightest star in the night sky, a part of the northern constellation of Canis Major (the Greater Dog), one of three stars in the Winter Triangle asterism. Long understood as a single extremely luminous white star, it was associated in ancient Egypt with the Ni

Definitions

  1. A telescopic binary star, visually the brightest star in the night sky, a part of the northern constellation of Canis Major (the Greater Dog), one of three stars in the Winter Triangle asterism. Long understood as a single extremely luminous white star, it was associated in ancient Egypt with the Ni

Ancestry of “Sirius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSīriusSirius
2Ancient Greekσείριοςscorching; scorcher; scorching, destructive

Words derived from “Sirius”

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