Etymology

lunomancy

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Today it means: divination by interpreting shadows created by moonlight on a person's face dusted with silver. This is most often done on the full moon to have the highest moonlight intensity. Full definition →

Latin luna
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromluna“moon”
  2. English todaylunomancy

Borrowed from Latin luna (“moon”) + -mancy.

Words from the same roots

Latinluna all →

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