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Carina

The origin and history of Carina.

Etymology

From Latin carīna ("the keel of a ship") — the constellation was named by the French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in 1763.

Origin: Latin · First attested 1763

Class of 1763

Carina first entered the language around 1763.

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