astrology
/əstˈɹɒlədʒi/uh-STRO-luh-jee
/əstˈɹɑlədʒi/uh-STRAH-luh-jee
Meaningstar lore
Common meaning: the belief that the stars shape human affairs
- astra starLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 126 · scan
- loga word, saying; reckoning, reasonLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 476 · scan
- ynoun ending: study, state or act
‘a star’ + ‘a word, saying’ → astrology
Journey through time
- astr — Greek ἄστρον; ἀστήρ “a star” (path traced)
- log — Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) “a word, saying; reckoning, reason” (path traced)
- Greekἄστρον; ἀστήρ + λόγος (lógos)‘a star + a word, saying’
- Englishastrology‘the belief that the stars shape human affairs’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek ἄστρον; ἀστήρ ‘a star’ + Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ‘a word, saying; reckoning, reason’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry λόγος (lógos), p. 476 · dictionary scan
Roots
- λόγος (lógos) Ancient Greek “a word, saying; reckoning, reason”
- ἄστρον; ἀστήρ Greek “a star”
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