English
Georgium Sidus
Georgium Sidus comes from Latin Geōrgium Sīdus.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEGeōrgium Sīdus
- Englishearliest quotation 1783Georgium Sidus
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEGeōrgium Sīdus
- Englishearliest quotation 1783Georgium Sidus
Earliest quotation: 1783, William Herschel, Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London: “I cannot but wish to take this opportunity of…”
The story
Coined by German-born British astronomer and composer William Herschel in 1781, after King George III.
Every English word from Latin Geōrgium Sīdus
Today it means
name The planet Uranus.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin Geōrgium Sīdus / Georgium Sidus