auspex.
diviner by birds, augur; soothsayer; patron, supporter; wedding functionary;
Meaning & usage
an augur
an officiating priest
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis Proto-Italic *awis Latin avis Proto-Italic *speks Latin *-spex Latin *avispeks Latin auspex By syncope from earlier *avi-spex (“who examines (the flight of) the birds”), equivalent to avis, avi- (“bird”) + speciō (“to watch; to observe”) + -s, with contraction of avi- to au-; compare auceps.
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