The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromὀφιοῦχος“serpent-handler”
- Latin · derived fromOphiūchus
- English todayOphiuchus
From Latin Ophiūchus, from Ancient Greek ὀφιοῦχος (ophioûkhos, “serpent-handler”), from ὄφις (óphis, “snake”) + ἔχω (ékhō, “to hold”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.