Where does “necrocyte” come from?
necrocyte (English) comes from English necro, 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 — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
necrocyte (English): A single dead cell, either part of a protective...
Definitions
- A single dead cell, either part of a protective...
Ancestry of “necrocyte”, step by step
necrocyte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English necro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | necro | To make a new post to a forum discussion that has... |
| 2 | English | necromancy | Divination involving the dead or death; Loosely,... |
| 3 | Middle English | nigromancye | — |
| 4 | Old French | nigromancie | nigromancy |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | nigromantia | — |
| 6 | Latin | necromantīa | necromancy |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | νεκρομαντεία | necromancy |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μαντεία | prophecy, divination, oracle; The power to... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |