Etymology of the Latin word horoscopus
the Late Latin word horoscopus
derived from the Greek word horoskopos, ὡροσκόπος (one who watches the time)
derived from the Greek word skopeo, σκοπέω (I see; I look; to take aim at (spy); regard)
derived from the Greek word hora, ὥρα (season, time; an 'hour')
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *yēr-
derived from the Greek word horos, ὄρος
derived from the Greek word skopein
using the Greek suffix -skopos, -σκοπος, -σκόπος