Haruspice

English

proper noun

Definitions

An Etruscan seer in Ancient Rome.

Etymology

Derived from Latin haruspex (diviner who reads the intestines of sacrificed animals).

Origin

Latin

haruspex

Gloss

diviner who reads the intestines of sacrificed animals

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

haruspex English
haruspeksi Finnish
haruspex Latin
arúspice Spanish, Castilian
*ǵʰer- Proto-Indo-European
arúspice Portuguese
haruspex Slovak

haruspex