English
Vulpecula
Vulpecula comes from Latin vulpēcula ‘little fox’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥p-i-s.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂wl̥p-i-sreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wolpis‘fox’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvolpēs
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvulpēs‘fox’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvulpēcula‘little fox’
- EnglishtodayVulpecula
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂wl̥p-i-sreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wolpis‘fox’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvolpēs
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvulpēs‘fox’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvulpēcula‘little fox’
- EnglishtodayVulpecula
The story
Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687.
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥p-i-s
Today it means
name A faint autumn constellation in the northern sky.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥p-i-s / Vulpecula