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Constellation

2 stages from Late Latin to English.

Today it means a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern in the sky
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Stage 1 of 2
constellatio
Late Latin · ancient
"a group of stars set together"
literally a setting together with stars, from com- (together) and stella (star)
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Stage 2 of 2
constellation
English · 1300s
"a recognized grouping of stars forming a pattern"
settled as the English word for a recognized grouping of stars
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