chiromancy

英 ['kaɪrə(ʊ)mænsɪ] 美
  • n. 手相术
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chiromancy 手相术

chiro, 手,词源同surgery. -mancy, 占卜,词源同mind, mania, geomancy.

chiromancy (n.)
"divination by the hand, palmistry," 1520s, from French chiromancie (14c.), from Medieval Latin chiromantia, from Late Greek kheiromanteia, from kheiro-, comb. form of kheir "hand" (see chiro-) + -mantia (see -mancy). Related: Chiromancer; chiromantic.