English
libanomancy
Libanomancy comes from Ancient Greek λιβανομαντεία.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλιβανομαντείαlibanomanteía
- Englishtodaylibanomancy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλιβανομαντείαlibanomanteía
- Englishtodaylibanomancy
A compound of λίβανος ‘frankincense’ + μᾰντείᾱ ‘divination’
Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think, mind’
Proto-Indo-European *mn̥yétor ‘to think’
Proto-Hellenic *məňňómai
Ancient Greek μαίνομαι ‘to be mad or raving’
Ancient Greek μάντις ‘prophet, seer’
Ancient Greek μᾰντείᾱ ‘divination’
Every English word from Ancient Greek λιβανομαντεία
Today it means
noun Divination by interpreting the smoke or ash of incense.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek λιβανομαντεία / libanomancy