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sciomancy (n.)
[sciomancy 词源字典]
"divination by ghostly communication," 1620s, from Modern Latin
sciomantia
, from
scio-
, Latinized comb. form of Greek
skia
"shade, shadow" (see
shine
(v.)) + Latinized form of Greek
manteia
(see
-mancy
).
[sciomancy etymology, sciomancy origin, 英语词源]