Etymology

alectryomancy

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Today it means: A form of divination in which the diviner observes a bird or birds (preferably a white rooster or cockerel) pecking at grain that the diviner has scattered on the ground. Full definition →

Latin alectryomantia ← Ancient Greek ἀλεκτρυών
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  1. Latin · derived from-mantia
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀλεκτρυών“rooster”
  3. Latin · borrowed fromalectryomantia
  4. English todayalectryomancy

From Latin alectryomantia, from Ancient Greek ἀλεκτρυών (alektruṓn, “rooster”) + Latin -mantia.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀλεκτρυών all →

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