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tyromancy
Tyromancy comes from Ancient Greek τυρός ‘cheese’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- ‘to swell’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tewh₂-‘to swell’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tuh₂-ró-sreconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*tūrós‘cheese’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτυρόςturós‘cheese’
- Englishtodaytyromancy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tewh₂-‘to swell’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tuh₂-ró-sreconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*tūrós‘cheese’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτυρόςturós‘cheese’
- Englishtodaytyromancy
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- ‘to swell’
tumor, tomb, tumour, truffle, tumultuous, tuff, trifle, soma, tumult, tuber, turgid, tufa, madrasa, 42 more
through Proto-Hellenic *tūrós ‘cheese’
through Ancient Greek τυρός ‘cheese’
Today it means
noun divination by studying the coagulation of cheese
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- / tyromancy