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Where does “ὑδρομαντεία” come from?

ὑδρομαντεία (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...

Ancestry of “ὑδρομαντεία”, step by step

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...

Words derived from “ὑδρομαντεία”

  • hydromancy
  • hydromancer
  • hydromantia
  • idromanzia
  • hydromancie
  • hydromancie
  • hydromancie
  • hydromantia
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