"divination by ghostly communication," 1620s, from Modern Latin sciomantia, from scio-, Latinized combining form of Greek skia "shade, shadow" (see Ascians) + Latinized form of Greek manteia (see -mancy).
scintilla
scintillate
scintillation
sciolism
sciolist
sciomancy
scion
sciophobia
scirrhous
scission
scissor