Where does “Cassiopeia” come from?
Cassiopeia (Portuguese) comes from Translingual Cassiopea, from English Cassiopeia, from Latin Cassiopēia, from Ancient Greek Κασσιόπεια.
Cassiopeia (Portuguese): Cassiopeia wife of Cepheus
Definitions
- Cassiopeia wife of Cepheus
Ancestry of “Cassiopeia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Cassiopea | a genus of jellyfish |
| 2 | English | Cassiopeia | Proud wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda, queen of Ethiopia. When she boasted that her beauty was equal to that of the Nereids, she was punished by Poseidon |
| 3 | Latin | Cassiopēia | Cassiopeia the proud wife of Ethiopian king Cepheus and mother of Andromeda |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Κασσιόπεια | — |