Where does “horoszkóp” come from?
horoszkóp (Hungarian) comes from German Horoskop, 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 — to see, to look, to observe.
horoszkóp (Hungarian): horoscope
Definitions
- horoscope
Ancestry of “horoszkóp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Horoskop | horoscope |
| 2 | Latin | horoscopium | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὡροσκοπεῖον | an instrument for telling the time, clock,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 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 |