Etymology of the English word astrology
the English word
astrologyderived from the Old French word
astrologie (astrology)
derived from the Latin word
astrologia (astronomy, astrology, science)
using the New Latin prefix
astro- (related to the stars)
derived from the New Latin word
aster (star; plant; kind of Samian clay; star)
derived from the Greek word
aster, ἀστήρ (star; a star (as strown over the sky), literally or figuratively)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ster-using the Latin suffix
-logiaderived from the Latin suffix
-logusderived from the Greek suffix
-logos, -λόγος
derived from the Greek word
logos, λόγος (word, speech, topic, treatise, reasoning)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Greek word
astrologia, ἀστρολογία
using the Greek prefix
astro-derived from the Greek word
astron, ἄστρον (properly, a constellation; put for a single star (natural or artificial))
derived from the Greek word
aster, ἀστήρ (star; a star (as strown over the sky), literally or figuratively)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ster-derived from the Greek word
astrologos, ἀστρολόγος
using the Late Greek suffix
-logia, -λογία
derived from the Greek word
logos, λόγος (word, speech, topic, treatise, reasoning)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Greek word
logia, λογία (a contribution)
derived from the Greek word
logos, λόγος (word, speech, topic, treatise, reasoning)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
using the French suffix
-logiaDate
The earliest known usage of astrology in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
astrologer,
astrologist,
astrologous,
astrologicalCognates
Albanian
astrologji, Czech
astrologie, Dutch
astrologie, Finnish
astrologia, French
astrologie, German
Astrologie, Italian
astrologia, Latin
astrologia, Lithuanian
astrologija, Norwegian
astrologi, Polish
astrologia, Romanian
astrologie, Russian
acтpoлoгия, Serbo-Croatian
astrologija, Swedish
astrologiUsage
Word found in Modern English
