English
lecanomancy
Lecanomancy comes from Late Latin lecanomantia, and goes back to Ancient Greek λεκάνη ‘dish, pan’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλεκάνηlekánē‘dish, pan’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEλεκανομαντείᾱlekanomanteíā
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CElecanomantia
- Englishearliest quotation 1900lecanomancy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλεκάνηlekánē‘dish, pan’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEλεκανομαντείᾱlekanomanteíā
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CElecanomantia
- Englishearliest quotation 1900lecanomancy
Earliest quotation: 1900, 1693, François Rabelais: “Have you a mind (quoth Her Trippa) to have…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek λεκάνη
Today it means
noun Divination by interpreting the sound or effect of an object or substance (commonly a gem) falling into a body of water.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek λεκάνη / lecanomancy