sideromancy etymology

English word sideromancy comes from English -mancy (Divination.), English sidero-

Detailed word origin of sideromancy

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-mancy English (eng) Divination.
sidero- English (eng) Related to stars or constellations, as sidereal relationships. Related to iron or steel, as in siderosis (fibrosis caused by iron deposits).
sideromancy English (eng) Divination by studying the burning of straws on heated iron.

Words with the same origin as sideromancy

Descendants of -mancy
aeromancy amniomancy anthracomancy arithmancy astragalomancy astromancy belomancy bibliomancy ceromancy chiromancy cyclomancy entomomancy hieromancy logomancy molybdomancy oneiromancy ornithomancy psychomancy selenomancy spodomancy tasseomancy tephramancy xylomancy zoomancy
Descendants of sidero-
siderazote sideroblast siderocyte siderography siderolithic sideronatrite siderophage siderophile siderophore siderophyllite sideroscope siderosis siderostat