molybdomancy etymology

English word molybdomancy comes from English -mancy (Divination.), Ancient Greek μόλυβδος

Detailed word origin of molybdomancy

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-mancy English (eng) Divination.
μόλυβδος Ancient Greek (grc)
molybdomancy English (eng) Divination by interpreting shapes formed when molten metal, typically lead or tin, is dropped into water.

Words with the same origin as molybdomancy

Descendants of -mancy
aeromancy amniomancy anthracomancy arithmancy astragalomancy astromancy belomancy bibliomancy ceromancy chiromancy cyclomancy entomomancy hieromancy logomancy oneiromancy ornithomancy psychomancy selenomancy sideromancy spodomancy tasseomancy tephramancy xylomancy zoomancy
Descendants of μόλυβδος
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