Where does “felidomancy” come from?
felidomancy (English) comes from English felid, from New Latin Felidae, from Latin fēlis, from Portuguese Onça, from Latin uncia, from Old French lonce, from Italian lonza, from Vulgar Latin luncea — to turn.
felidomancy (English): Divination by interpreting the appearance and...
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- Divination by interpreting the appearance and...
Ancestry of “felidomancy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | felid | Any member of the cat family |
| 2 | New Latin | Felidae | — |
| 3 | Latin | fēlis | — |
| 4 | Portuguese | Onça | — |
| 5 | Latin | uncia | The twelfth part of something; twelfth; The... |
| 6 | Old French | lonce | lynx |
| 7 | Italian | lonza | loin of pork; a term used in the Middle Ages to... |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | luncea | — |
| 9 | Latin | lynx | A lynx |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | λύγξ | lynx; hiccup |
| 11 | Latin | canadensis | Canadian |
| 12 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 13 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 14 | Latin | colō | — |
| 15 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 16 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | — |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |