Where does “rabdomanzia” come from?

rabdomanzia (Italian) comes from Italian rabdo-, from Ancient Greek ῥάβδος, from Proto-Indo-European urb.

rabdomanzia (Italian): rhabdomancy, divining, dowsing

Definitions

  1. rhabdomancy, divining, dowsing

Ancestry of “rabdomanzia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrabdo-rhabdo-
2Ancient Greekῥάβδοςrod, wand, stick; magic wand, scepter; shaft of a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanurb—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European urb →Every word from Ancient Greek ῥάβδος →Every word from Italian rabdo- →
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