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Where does “necro” come from?

necro (English) comes from English necromancy, from Middle English nigromancye, from Old French nigromancie, from Medieval Latin nigromantia, from Latin necromantīa, from Ancient Greek νεκρομαντεία, from Ancient Greek μαντεία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

necro (English): To make a new post to a forum discussion that has...

Definitions

  1. To make a new post to a forum discussion that has...

Ancestry of “necro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnecromancyDivination involving the dead or death; Loosely,...
2Middle Englishnigromancye—
3Old Frenchnigromancienigromancy
4Medieval Latinnigromantia—
5Latinnecromantīa—
6Ancient Greekνεκρομαντείαnecromancy
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...

Words derived from “necro”

  • necroscopy
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