I owned three decks, of course I know they're different from playing cards but what you pasted sounds like normal playing cards... though they didn't specify the total number of cards and people have used playing cards for divination too.
What is Tarot?

Tarot is a set of seventy-eight cards, each featuring different symbolic pictures. A standard Tarot deck is made up of 22 cards called the major arcana or trumps, and four suits of 14 cards - similar to playing cards - called the minor arcana or pip cards.
further down;
Where did Tarot originate?

There are many theories on the origins of Tarot in existence - Ancient Egyptians, gypsies, Atlantis - but historical evidence points to a beginning in the courts of Northern Italy, in the mid fifteenth century.
whole site: Tarot FAQ, that's NAM/occult/garbage. And yeah in my anti days I remember some claim that they started in the Catholic Church... and I don't buy that either.