Where does “plastromantic” come from?
plastromantic (English) comes from English mantic, from Ancient Greek μαντικός, from Ancient Greek μάντις, from Ancient Greek μαίνομαι, from Proto-Hellenic məňňómai, from Proto-Indo-European mn̥yétor, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
plastromantic (English): Of or pertaining to plastromancy
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to plastromancy
Ancestry of “plastromantic”, step by step
plastromantic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mantic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mantic | Relating to divination; prophetic; A soothsayer,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μαντικός | prophetic, oracular |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μάντις | seer, prophet, soothsayer; mantis |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μαίνομαι | I am mad, angry, I rage; I am mad, raving, out of... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | məňňómai | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mn̥yétor | to think |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via English plastron
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plastron | The nearly flat part of the shell structure of a... |
| 2 | French | plastron | breastplate; plastron; chest pad; chest... |
| 3 | Italian | piastrone | plastron; slab |
| 4 | Italian | -one | Alterative suffix used to form augmentatives;... |
| 5 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |