Where does “necrolatrous” come from?
necrolatrous (English) comes from English necrolatry, 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 — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
necrolatrous (English): dead-worshipping
Definitions
- dead-worshipping
Ancestry of “necrolatrous”, step by step
necrolatrous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English necrolatry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | necrolatry | The practice of worshipping or revering the dead |
| 2 | English | necro | To make a new post to a forum discussion that has... |
| 3 | English | necromancy | Divination involving the dead or death; Loosely,... |
| 4 | Middle English | nigromancye | — |
| 5 | Old French | nigromancie | nigromancy |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | nigromantia | — |
| 7 | Latin | necromantīa | necromancy |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | νεκρομαντεία | necromancy |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μαντεία | prophecy, divination, oracle; The power to... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via English ous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 2 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 3 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 4 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |