Etymology of the English word rhabdomancy
the English word
rhabdomancyderived from the Late Latin word
rhabdomancyderived from the Late Greek word
rhabdomanteia, ῥαβδομαντεία
derived from the Late Greek word
manteia, μαντεία
derived from the Late Greek word
rhabdos, ῥάβδος (a stick or wand (as a cudgel, a cane or a baton of royalty))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wer-Date
The earliest known usage of rhabdomancy in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
