An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Pisces
  ماهی  
Mâhi (#)
Fr.: Poissons  

The Fishes. An extensive but faint constellation of the → Zodiac, representing a pair of fishes, located in the northern hemisphere, at 1h right ascension, 15° north declination. Abbreviation: Psc; genitive: Piscium.

Etymology (EN): L., plural of piscis “fish,” cognate with Goth. fisks, O.E. fisc.

Etymology (PE): Mâhi “fish,” from Mid.Pers. mâhik; Av. masya-; cf. Skt. matsya-, Pali maccha-.