Etymology

Cygnus

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Today it means: A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a swan. It includes the triple star system HD 188753 and the stars Deneb and Albireo. Full definition →

Latin cygnus ← Ancient Greek κύκνος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκύκνος“swan”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromcygnus“swan”
  3. English todayCygnus

Borrowed from Latin cygnus (“swan”), from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκύκνος all →

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