astrology

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀστρολογία“telling of the stars”
2. Latin · derived fromastrologia“astronomy”
3. Middle French · derived fromastrologie
4. English todayastrology

From Middle French astrologie, and its source, Latin astrologia (“astronomy”), from Ancient Greek ἀστρολογία (astrología, “telling of the stars”), from ἄστρον (ástron, “star, planet, or constellation”) + -λογία (-logía, “treating of”), a combination form of -λόγος (-lógos, “one who speaks (in a certain manner)”). Morphologically astro- + -logy.

First known use, by meaning

• from 14th c. Divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies.