haruspex

English

noun

Definitions

A soothsayer or priest in Ancient Rome (originally Etruscan) who practiced divination by inspecting entrails.

Etymology

Borrowed 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

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

Haruspice