Where does “horoscopist” come from?
horoscopist (English) comes from English horoscope, from Middle French horoscope, from Medieval Latin horoscopus, from Ancient Greek ὡροσκόπος, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti — to see, to look, to observe.
horoscopist (English): One versed in horoscopy; an astrologer
Definitions
- One versed in horoscopy; an astrologer
Ancestry of “horoscopist”, step by step
horoscopist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English horoscope
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | horoscope | The position of the planets and stars at the... |
| 2 | Middle French | horoscope | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | horoscopus | horoscope |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὡροσκόπος | one who watches the time |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |