The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromΒοώτης
- Latin · borrowed fromBoōtēs
- English todayBoötes
From Latin Boōtēs, the constellation, from Ancient Greek Βοώτης (Boṓtēs).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Boötes
Today it means: A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, called the “bear-guard” or the “herdsman”. It includes the fourth-brightest star in the night sky, Arcturus. Full definition →
Latin Boōtēs ← Ancient Greek Βοώτης