Where does “κριθομαντεία” come from?

κριθομαντεία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μαντεία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

κριθομαντεία (Ancient Greek): divination by barley

Definitions

  1. divination by barley

Ancestry of “κριθομαντεία”, step by step

κριθομαντεία traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μαντεία

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμαντείαprophecy, divination, oracle; The power to...
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Ancient Greek κριθή

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκριθήbarley; pustule on the eyelid, stye; barleycorn
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰérsdʰo-—

Words derived from “κριθομαντεία”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek μαντεία →