English
Ras Algethi
Ras Algethi comes from Arabic رَأْس اَلْجَاثِي ‘the kneeler's head’, and goes back to Proto-Semitic *raʔš-.
- Proto-Semiticc. 4000–3000 BCE*raʔš-‘head’reconstructed
- Arabicc. 500–presentرَأْسraʔs‘head’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentرَأْس اَلْجَاثِيraʔs al-jāṯī‘the kneeler's head’
- EnglishtodayRas Algethi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Semiticc. 4000–3000 BCE*raʔš-‘head’reconstructed
- Arabicc. 500–presentرَأْسraʔs‘head’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentرَأْس اَلْجَاثِيraʔs al-jāṯī‘the kneeler's head’
- EnglishtodayRas Algethi
Every English word from Proto-Semitic *raʔš-
Today it means
name Alpha Herculis, the brightest star in the constellation of Hercules
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Semitic *raʔš- / Ras Algethi