The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromΠροκύων
- Latin · derived fromProcyōn
- English todayProcyon
From Latin Procyōn, from Ancient Greek Προκύων (Prokúōn), from πρό (pró, “before”) + κύων (kúōn, “dog”), in reference to it preceding the "Dog Star" Sirius.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.