MACHIAVELLIAN: As an adjective, the word refers generally to sneaky, ruthless, and deceitful behavior, especially in regard to a ruler obsessed with power who puts on a surface veneer of honor and trustworthy behavior in order to achieve evil ends.
The Ursa of Ursa Major is from the Indo-European root *rtko, 'Bear'. Derivatives: arctic (meaning north from Latin arcticus, from Greek arktikos), ursine (bear-like), from Latin ursus, Greek arktos. [Pokorny rktho-s 875. Watkins ].The names Ursula and Orson, are related.elice representing Ursa Major, and Melissa (honey or honey bee), or Cynosura, representing Ursa Minor, were the nurses of the baby Zeus. The Latin name Helice and its Greek cognates seems to have been the most common title for this constellation with both Greeks and Romans.
usa | world | animals | vocabulary | health | science | math | history. Origin of the name Australia. The name Australia derives from Latin australis meaning southern, and dates back to 2nd century legends of an unknown southern land (that is terra australis incognita).The explorer Matthew Flinders named the land Terra Australis, which was later abbreviated to the current form.sa | world | animals | vocabulary | health | science | math | history. Origin of the name Australia. The name Australia derives from Latin australis meaning southern, and dates back to 2nd century legends of an unknown southern land (that is terra australis incognita).