Zodiac celestial coordinate system, or more specifically an ecliptic coordinate system, which takes the ecliptic as the origin of latitude and the Sun's position at vernal equinox as the origin of longitude. The English word ' derives from ', the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek "zōidiakòs kýklos" (), meaning "cycle or circle of little animals". "Zōidion" () is the diminutive of "zōion" (, "animal"). The name reflects the prominence of animals (and mythological hybrids) among the twelve signs. The zodiac was in use by the Roman era, based on concepts inherited by Hellenistic astronomy from Babylonian astronomy of the Chaldean
Abo (name) Abo (name) Abo is an Arabic and Hebrew male name and a variant form of Abbas. It is from "Abbas" that "Abo" takes its meaning of "stern" or "somber father". In Arabic, Abbas is a symbolic name referring to the lion, the king of beasts. The variant used in the Russian language as a Christian name is "" ("Abo"). It is possible that the Russian name was derived from the Biblical Hebrew word meaning "father", but it is also possible that it was derived from av, the name of a Hebrew month. In the United States, according to the 2000