Etymology

dactylomancy

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Today it means: Divination by various methods using rings, such as using silver or gold rings placed on the fingernails in patterns in conjunction with the planets. Full definition →

Ancient Greek δάκτυλος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδάκτυλος“finger”
  2. English todaydactylomancy

From dactylo- + -mancy (“divination”), from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekδάκτυλος all →

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