Where does “시리우스” come from?

시리우스 (Korean) comes from English Sirius, from Latin Sīrius, from Ancient Greek σείριος — scorching; scorcher; scorching, destructive.

시리우스 (Korean): Sirius

Definitions

  1. Sirius

Ancestry of “시리우스”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSiriusA 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
2LatinSīriusSirius
3Ancient Greekσείριοςscorching; scorcher; scorching, destructive
Every word from Ancient Greek σείριος →Every word from Latin Sīrius →Every word from English Sirius →