Where does “alectryomancy” come from?

alectryomancy (English) comes from Latin alectryomantia, from Latin -mantia, 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...

alectryomancy (English): A form of divination in which the diviner...

Definitions

  1. A form of divination in which the diviner...

Ancestry of “alectryomancy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalectryomantia—
2Latin-mantia—
3Ancient Greekμαντείαprophecy, divination, oracle; The power to...
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →