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Where does “Horoskop” come from?

Horoskop (German) comes from Latin horoscopium, from Ancient Greek ὡροσκοπεῖον, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

Horoskop (German): horoscope

Definitions

  1. horoscope

Ancestry of “Horoskop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhoroscopium—
2Ancient Greekὡροσκοπεῖονan instrument for telling the time, clock,...
3Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
4Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
5Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
6Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “Horoskop”

  • horoszkóp
  • horoszkópok
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