Where does “Betelgeuse” come from?
Betelgeuse (Italian) comes from Arabic يَد الجَوْزَاء, from Arabic يَد — authority; hand.
Ancestry of “Betelgeuse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | يَد الجَوْزَاء | hand of the central one |
| 2 | Arabic | يَد | authority; hand |