英语词汇gyromancy的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	gyromancy
词源	gyromancy n. 1550s, method of divination said to have been practiced by a person walking in a circle marked with characters or signs till he fell from dizziness, the inference being drawn from the place in the circle at which he fell; from Medieval Latin gyromantia, from Greek gyyros "circle" (see gyro- (n.)) + manteia "divination, oracle" (see -mancy). Entries linking to gyromancy gyro- word-forming element meaning "gyrating" or "gyroscope," from Greek gyros "a ring, circle" (see gyre (n.)). -mancy word-forming element of Greek origin meaning "divination by means of," from Old French -mancie, from Late Latin -mantia, from Greek manteia "oracle, divination," from mantis "one who divines, a seer, prophet; one touched by divine madness," from mainesthai "be inspired," which is related to menos "passion, spirit" (from PIE mnyo-, suffixed form of root men- (1) "to think," with derivatives referring to qualities and states of mind or thought). Compare mania. updated on April 30, 2015
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gyromancy n.