lychnomancy

English

noun

Definitions

A form of divination using a lamp or a candle flame

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek λύχνος (lamp).

Origin

Ancient Greek

λύχνος

Gloss

lamp

Concept

Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

灯

Emoji

🛋️ 🪔

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

lychnobite English
lychnoscope English
λυχνίς Ancient Greek
λυχνοκαΐα Ancient Greek
λυχνοῦχος Ancient Greek
λυχνῖτις Ancient Greek
λύχνος Ancient Greek
*luk-s-nos Proto-Indo-European