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“horoscope” in Latin
hōroscŏpīuman instrument used in the casting of nativitieshōroscŏpusthat shows the hour.genesisgeneration, creation, nativity; birthPersiusa Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by
The English word horoscope itself goes back to Latin hōroscŏpus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
horoscope
horoscopium (Sid., Ep., 4, 13; instrument for calculating nativities): horoscopus (Persius, 6, 18; Manil., 3, 190, etc.; anybody’s nativity): genesis (the constellation under which one is born; nativity; Juv., Suet.). Vid: NATIVITY.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for horoscope?
- The usual Latin words for “horoscope” are hōroscŏpīum, hōroscŏpus, genesis; also Persius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.