English
Fomalhaut
Fomalhaut comes from Arabic فَمُ الْحُوت.
- Arabicc. 500–presentفَمُ الْحُوتliterally ‘the fish mouth’
- EnglishtodayFomalhaut
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentفَمُ الْحُوتliterally ‘the fish mouth’
- EnglishtodayFomalhaut
Every English word from Arabic فَمُ الْحُوت
Today it means
name The brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus and one of the brightest stars in the night sky; Alpha (α) Piscis Austrini.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic فَمُ الْحُوت / Fomalhaut