Etymology

palmomancy

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Today it means: Divination of involuntary movements of the body such as tics. Full definition →

Ancient Greek παλμός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπαλμός“quivering motion”
  2. English todaypalmomancy

From Ancient Greek παλμός (palmós, “quivering motion”) + -mancy; compare palmoscopy. By surface analysis, palmo- + -mancy.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπαλμός all →

palmo-palmoscopy

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