Where does “armomancy” come from?

armomancy (English) comes from English mancy, 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...

armomancy (English): Divination using the shoulder blade of an animal....

Definitions

  1. Divination using the shoulder blade of an animal....

Ancestry of “armomancy”, step by step

armomancy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mancy

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

via Latin armus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarmusthe shoulder, side; the forequarter; rarely used...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek μαντεία →