Etymology

Orion

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Today it means: A giant-hunter, pursuer of the Pleiades and lover of Eos, and killed by Artemis. Full definition →

Middle English Orioun ← Latin Ōrīōn ← Ancient Greek Ὠρίων
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The story

  1. Akkadian · derived from𒌋𒊒𒀭𒈾“heaven's light”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromὨρίων
  3. Latin · derived fromŌrīōn
  4. Middle English · inherited fromOrioun
  5. English todayOrion

From Middle English Orioun, from Latin Ōrīōn, from Ancient Greek Ὠρίων (Ōríōn), speculatively from Akkadian 𒌋𒊒𒀭𒈾 (Uru-anna, “heaven's light”), though without any firm evidence.

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