An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

Two meteor showers with radiants in the constellation → Draco. One appears early in October and the other late in June.

Etymology (EN): Draconids, from → Draco constellation

• → -ids suffix denoting “descendant of, belonging to the family of.”

Etymology (PE): Eždahâyiyân, from eždahâ, → Draco,

• -iyân→ -ids.