Carina Definition

Origin of Carina

• Name of a fourth century martyr, feminine of Latin carinus, derivative of carus "beloved"; also a latinization of Karina and Karin (= Catherine) in northern Europe.

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• Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin carīna (“the keel of a ship”)

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• Latin carīna keel kar- in Indo-European roots

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

• Latin carīna keel carina

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

• From Latin carina (“keel”).

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