Where does “necropsy” come from?
Necropsy derives from Ancient Greek nekro- combined with opsis, from ὄψις (sight), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- (death) and wekʷ- (to see).
necropsy (English): The pathological examination of a corpse,...
Definitions
- The pathological examination of a corpse,...
Ancestry of “necropsy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 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... |