Etymology

haruspex

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Today it means: A soothsayer or priest in Ancient Rome (originally Etruscan) who practiced haruspicy, divination by inspecting entrails. Full definition →

Latin haruspex
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromharuspex
  2. Latin · borrowed fromharuspex
  3. English todayharuspex

Borrowed from Latin haruspex.

Words from the same roots

Latinharuspex all →

haruspice

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