Pisces Austrinus
/ˈpɪs.iːz ɔːˈstrɪ.nəs/noun
A southern constellation near Aquarius, traditionally known as the Southern Fish.
Did you know?Pisces Austrinus is a Latin astronomical name preserved through Greco-Roman sky lore, and its brightest star, Fomalhaut, became one of the four “royal stars” in later astrological tradition.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἰχθύς
“fish”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*peisk-
“fish”
Latin
Latin
piscis
“fish”
Latin
Latin
austrinus
“southern, from the south”
Modern English
English
Pisces Austrinus
“the Southern Fish constellation”
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