Where does “astrology” come from?
Astrology comes from Middle French astrologie, meaning the study of celestial bodies and their influence on human affairs.
astrology (English): Divination about human affairs or natural...
Definitions
- Divination about human affairs or natural...
Ancestry of “astrology”, step by step
astrology traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French astrologie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | astrologie | — |
| 2 | Latin | astrologia | astronomy; astrology |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀστρολογία | astronomy; astrology |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄστρον | A celestial body |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via Latin astrologus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | astrologus | astrologer; astronomer |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀστρολόγος | astronomer; astrologer |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |