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zodiac

/ˈzəʊdiˌæk/ZOH-dee-ak
/ˈzoʊdiˌæk/ZOH-dee-ak

Meaningof animals

Common meaning: band of the sky divided into twelve signs

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√GIW‘orig’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 102, p. 733 · scan
  2. Greekzōdiakos‘of animals’source
  3. Latinzodiacus‘zodiac’source
  4. Frenchzodiaque‘zodiac’source
  5. Middle Englishzodiak‘zodiac’source
  6. Englishmeaning shiftsof animals → band of the sky divided into twelve signszodiac‘band of the sky divided into twelve signs’ · 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

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Greek zōdiakos ‘of animals’.

Roots

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