[6] Add (to these) the XII signs of the Zodiaque, every one XXX degrees … │ Adde Signa XII Zōdiacī, quodlibet graduum XXX …… whose names are … │ … quōrum nōmina sunt …
Note: the names are the same in both the Latin and English text except that Comenius uses:
[i] Capricorn as opposed to the Latin Capricornus, -ī [2/m]
[ii] Scorpius, -ī [2/m]: scorpion, but also CL: scorpiō, -iōnis [3/m] i.e. Modern English uses Scorpio for the astrological sign
The order is the same as the original text.
♈ Aries, ♉ Taurus, ♊ Gemini, ♋ Cancer, ♌ Leo, ♍ Virgo, ♎ Libra, ♏ Scorpius (Scorpio), ♐ Sagittarius, ♑ Capricorn(us), ♒ Aquarius, ♓ Pisces.
quodlibet: each one
08.12.25: Level 3; indefinites [18] -vīs; -libet
https://adckl.blogspot.com/2025/09/081225-level-3-indefinites-18-vis-libet.html
gradus, -us [4/m] [i] step, pace; [ii] (here) degree
zōdiacus, -ī [2/m]: zodiac
aquārius, -ī [2/m]: water-carrier
piscis, -is [3/m]: fish
ariēs, arietis [3/m]: ram
taurus, -ī [2/m]: bull
geminus, -a, -um: born at the same time
tibi sunt geminī et trigeminī, sī tē bene habēs, fīliī (Plautus) │ you have two-fold and three-fold sons if you are happy
cancer, cancrī [2/m]: crab
leō, leōnis [3/m]: lion
virgō, virgōnis [3/m]: (unmarried) young woman; virgin
lībra, -ae [1/f]: scales, balance
scorpius, -ī [2/m]; scorpiō, scorpiōnis [3/m]: scorpion
sagittārius, -ī [2/m]: archer
Capricornus, -ī [2/m]: Capricorn < caper, caprī [2/m]: goat + cornū, -ūs [4/n]: horn
3rd century Roman mosaic with images of the zodiac
