myEtymology.com: French etymology of astrologie

Etymology of the French word astrologie

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 -logia

derived from the Latin suffix -logus

derived 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 -logia

The earliest known usage of astrologie in French dates from the 13th century.

Word found in Old French