Where does “onomancy” come from?

onomancy (English) comes from Ancient Greek ὄνομα, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

onomancy (English): divination by the letters of a name; nomancy

Definitions

  1. divination by the letters of a name; nomancy

Ancestry of “onomancy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὄνομαname; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄνομα →