English
Lynx
Lynx comes from Latin lynx, and goes back to Ancient Greek λύγξ.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλύγξ
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElynx
- EnglishtodayLynx
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλύγξ
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElynx
- EnglishtodayLynx
The story
Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687. The constellation is said to be so faint that one needs the eyes of a lynx to see it.
Linked words
through Latin lynx
Today it means
name A faint spring constellation of the northern sky. It lies north of the constellation Cancer.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek λύγξ / Lynx