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Where does “myomancy” come from?

myomancy (English) comes from English -mancy, 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...

myomancy (English): Divination by interpreting rats or mice. Their...

Definitions

  1. Divination by interpreting rats or mice. Their...

Ancestry of “myomancy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-mancydivination; Variety of magic, especially that...
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...
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