moleomancy

moleomancy

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Etymology

Etymology tree
English mole
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
Latin -o-bor.
English -o-
Ancient Greek μάντις (mántis)
Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús)
Ancient Greek -εύομαι (-eúomai)
Ancient Greek μᾰντεύομαι (mănteúomai)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)
Ancient Greek μᾰντείᾱ (mănteíā)der.
Latin -mantīabor.
English -mancy
English moleomancy

    From mole + -o- + -mancy.

    Noun

    moleomancy (uncountable)

    1. Divination by interpreting moles on the body, supposedly developed by the Greek physician Hippocrates.
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