Etymology

omen

o·men
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Today it means: Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury. Full definition →

Latin ōmen
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  1. Latin · derived fromōmen“foreboding, omen”
  2. English todayomen

From Latin ōmen (“foreboding, omen”).

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