Where does “πυρομαντεία” come from?
πυρομαντεία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μαντεύομαι, from Ancient Greek μάντις, from Ancient Greek μαίνομαι, from Proto-Hellenic məňňómai, from Proto-Indo-European mn̥yétor, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
πυρομαντεία (Ancient Greek): divination from fire
Definitions
- divination from fire
Ancestry of “πυρομαντεία”, step by step
πυρομαντεία traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek μαντεύομαι
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μαντεύομαι | I divine, prophesy; I presage, forbode; I get... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μάντις | seer, prophet, soothsayer; mantis |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μαίνομαι | I am mad, angry, I rage; I am mad, raving, out of... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | məňňómai | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mn̥yétor | to think |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |