Where does “horrorscope” come from?
horrorscope (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.
horrorscope (English): An adverse horoscope
Definitions
- An adverse horoscope
Ancestry of “horrorscope”, step by step
horrorscope 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 |