Where does “necropanspermia” come from?
necropanspermia (English) comes from English panspermia, from English panspermy, from English PAN, from English pantograph, from French pantographe, from French -graphe, from Latin -graphus, from Ancient Greek -γράφος — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
necropanspermia (English): A variation of the panspermia hypothesis that...
Definitions
- A variation of the panspermia hypothesis that...
Ancestry of “necropanspermia”, step by step
necropanspermia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English panspermia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | panspermia | The hypothesis that microorganisms may transmit... |
| 2 | English | panspermy | The doctrine of the widespread distribution of... |
| 3 | English | PAN | Acronym of primary account number; Acronym of... |
| 4 | English | pantograph | A mechanical linkage based on parallelograms... |
| 5 | French | pantographe | pantograph |
| 6 | French | -graphe | -graph; -grapher |
| 7 | Latin | -graphus | graph |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -γράφος | writer, painter |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
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... |