Where does “astrolog” come from?

astrolog (Turkish) comes from French astrologue, from French astro-, from Ancient Greek ἄστρον, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Proto-Hellenic astḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

astrolog (Turkish): astrologer, astrologist

Definitions

  1. astrologer, astrologist

Ancestry of “astrolog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchastrologueastrologer
2Frenchastro-astro
3Ancient GreekἄστρονA celestial body
4Ancient Greekἀστήρa celestial body; illustrious person; starfish
5Proto-Hellenicastḗrstar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Hellenic astḗr →