English
subconstellation
From sub- + constellation.
Formed from sub- + constellation
Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘up; from below’
Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’
Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’
English sub-
Middle English constellacioun
English constellation
Today it means
noun A subordinate or smaller constellation.
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Etymograph / subconstellation