Where does “necromancer” come from?
Necromancer comes from English necro- and English -er, from Ancient Greek νεκρός meaning "dead," from Proto-Indo-European neḱ-rós, combined with Latin -arius and Latin -us forming an agent noun.
necromancer (English): A person who practices or performs necromancy
Definitions
- A person who practices or performs necromancy
Ancestry of “necromancer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | necromancy | Divination involving the dead or death; Loosely,... |
| 2 | Middle English | nigromancye | — |
| 3 | Old French | nigromancie | nigromancy |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | nigromantia | — |
| 5 | Latin | necromantīa | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | νεκρομαντεία | necromancy |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μαντεία | prophecy, divination, oracle; The power to... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
Words derived from “necromancer”