aruspice

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aruspice

  • /aˈruspit͡ʃe/

Where it comes from

dal latino haruspex (fonte Treccani); dalla composizione di haru "vena" (simile al sanscrito hirā) e spex, dal latino specere ossia "osservare"

noun aruspici

  1. sacerdote etrusco e romano dedito alla divinazione, che anticipava il futuro con l'analisi delle viscere degli animali.

In English

  • haruspex one who practices divination by inspecting entrails

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MLA

"aruspice." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/it/aruspice. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

aruspice. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/it/aruspice

Chicago

"aruspice." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/it/aruspice.

BibTeX
@misc{aruspice_2026,
  title = {aruspice},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/aruspice},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}