It seems the history of Tarot cards is not all that clear.
Tarot cards originally were just one form of playing cards.
All types of playing cards were at times used for divination.
The Visconti-Sforza Tarocchi deck apparently had its originis in 'Arabia'.
The Italian word for Tarot is "Tarocchi"
which gives credence to the idea that the name comes
from the Arabic "Turuq" i.e. 4 ways.
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The Italian word for Tarot is "Tarocchi" which gives credence to the idea that the name comes from the Arabic "Turuq" i.e. 4 ways. Interesting. What does the phrase "4 ways" refer to?
And is the word "Turuq" related to "Turk"? It sounds cognate, but phonetic similarity can be misleading.