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Where does “hydromancer” come from?

hydromancer (English) comes from English hydromancy, from French hydromancie, from Middle French hydromancie, from Old French hydromancie, from Late Latin hydromantia, from Ancient Greek ὑδρομαντεία, from Ancient Greek μαντεία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

hydromancer (English): One who practices hydromancy

Definitions

  1. One who practices hydromancy

Ancestry of “hydromancer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhydromancyDivination by water or other liquid
2Frenchhydromanciehydromancy
3Middle Frenchhydromanciehydromancy
4Old Frenchhydromanciehydromancy
5Late Latinhydromantiahydromancy
6Ancient Greekὑδρομαντεία—
7Ancient Greekμαντείαprophecy, divination, oracle; The power to...
8Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
9Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
10Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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