Friday, May 20, 2011

#499 firmament

firmament- the expanse of the sky; heavens

C13 from Late Latin firmamentum sky (considered as fixed upon the earth), from Latin: prop, support, from firmare to make firm

It's interesting that the medieval concept of the sky as static and fixed is seen with the etymology of firmament.

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