abacomancy
English
noun
Definitions
- (rare) Divination using dust, dirt, silt, sand, ashes, or smoke. Patterns in the medium under various circumstances are interpreted to envision future events.
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew (modern) אָבָק (dust) borrowed from Ancient Greek μαντεία (divination, prophecy).
Origin
Ancient Greek
μαντεία
Gloss
divination, prophecy
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- necyomancy English
- -mantia Finnish
- -mantia Latin
- μαντεία Ancient Greek
- μᾰντεύομαι Ancient Greek
- νεκρομαντεία Ancient Greek
- ἄβαξ Ancient Greek
- ἡλιομαντεία Ancient Greek
- ῥαβδομαντεία Ancient Greek
- μαντεία Greek (modern)
- אָבָק Hebrew (modern)
- -𐤀𐤁𐤀𐤒 Phoenician
- mantia Dacian