Sirius(n.)
最亮星星,14世纪后期,来自拉丁文《Sirius》“狗星”,源自希腊语 Seirios,字面意思是“灼热”或“灼烧者”。但其他相关的希腊单词似乎源自这个用法,这个名字可能是从其他语言借用并进行了民间词源学的创造。它的埃及名字是 Sothis。Beekes 认为,如果该星星名字的最初含义是“闪耀的,闪烁的”,则它可能来自于 PIE 词根 *twei- “激动,抖动,抛掷; 刺激; 闪耀”。
这颗星星与灼热的热量的联系源于它在夏至时古老的日出时刻(见 dog days)。相关的: Sirian(1590年代)。大犬座看起来起源于这颗星星。
Homer made much of it as [Kyōn], but his Dog doubtless was limited to the star Sirius, as among the ancients generally till, at some unknown date, the constellation was formed as we have it, — indeed till long afterwards, for we find many allusions to the Dog in which we are uncertain whether the constellation or its lucida is referred to. [Richard Hinckley Allen, Canis Major in "Star Names and Their Meanings," London: 1899]
荷马大量运用到它作为[ Kyōn ],但他的狗无疑仅限于狗星,因为在古代,直到某个未知的日期,该星座才形成了我们所看到的形式,- 实际上直到很久以后,因为我们发现许多提到“狗”的引用,我们不确定是指星座还是其 lucida。 [Richard Hinckley Allen, Canis Major in "Star Names and Their Meanings," London: 1899]
该词起源时间:14世纪末