horoscope

English

/ˈhɒ.ɹə.skəʊp/, /ˈhɔ.ɹəˌskoʊp/

noun
Definitions
  • The position of the planets and stars at the moment of someone's birth; a diagram of such positions.
  • An astrological forecast of a person's future based on such information.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French horoscope derived from Latin horoscopus derived from Ancient Greek ὡροσκόπος (one who watches the time), ὥρα (season, time, year, hour, whether of the year, any time period, or day, month, period, part of a sacrificial victim, fixed period of time, any limited time) + Ancient Greek σκοπός (watcher, lookout, guardian, aim, target)root from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁- (year, season, do, act vigorously, make).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*yeh₁-

Gloss

year, season, do, act vigorously, make

Concept
Semantic Field

Time

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

年

Emoji
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