metopomancy

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμέτωπον“forehead”
2. French · derived frommétopomantie
3. English todaymetopomancy

From French métopomantie (from Ancient Greek μέτωπον (métōpon, “forehead”)), later reformed after + -mancy.

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• from 17th c. Divination by interpreting the facial lines and wrinkles, especially the forehead.