Where does “haruspex” come from?

haruspex (English) comes from Latin haruspex, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- — bowels, intestines.

haruspex (English): A soothsayer or priest in Ancient Rome who...

Definitions

  1. A soothsayer or priest in Ancient Rome who...

Ancestry of “haruspex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinharuspexdiviner who reads from the intestines of...
2Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰerH-bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- →Every word from Latin haruspex →
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