Etymograph

English

Sirian

From Sirius + -an.

Formed from Sirius + -an

Proto-Indo-European *twéys-e-ti

Proto-Hellenic *tséihō

Ancient Greek σείω ‘to shake’

Ancient Greek Σείριος

Latin Sīrius

English Sirius

Today it means

adj Of the star Sirius.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Sirian