Etymology

arithmancy

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Today it means: Divination using numbers that are the equivalent of letters of a name Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀριθμός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀριθμός“number”
  2. English todayarithmancy

From Ancient Greek ἀριθμός (arithmós, “number”) + -mancy.

Words from the same roots

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