Where does “pyromancer” come from?
pyromancer (English) comes from English -mancer, from English necromancer, from English necromancy, from Middle English nigromancye, from Old French nigromancie, from Medieval Latin nigromantia, from Latin necromantīa, from Ancient Greek νεκρομαντεία — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
pyromancer (English): One who performs pyromancy; One who has a magical...
Definitions
- One who performs pyromancy; One who has a magical...
Ancestry of “pyromancer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -mancer | A practitioner of a specific type of divination;... |
| 2 | English | necromancer | A person who practices or performs necromancy |
| 3 | English | necromancy | Divination involving the dead or death; Loosely,... |
| 4 | Middle English | nigromancye | — |
| 5 | Old French | nigromancie | nigromancy |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | nigromantia | — |
| 7 | Latin | necromantīa | necromancy |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | νεκρομαντεία | necromancy |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μαντεία | prophecy, divination, oracle; The power to... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |