Where does “ネクロマンシー” come from?
ネクロマンシー (Japanese) comes from English necromancy, from Middle English nigromancye, from Old French nigromancie, from Medieval Latin nigromantia, from Latin necromantīa, from Ancient Greek νεκρομαντεία, from Ancient Greek μαντεία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
ネクロマンシー (Japanese): necromancy
Definitions
- necromancy
Ancestry of “ネクロマンシー”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | necromancy | Divination involving the dead or death; Loosely,... |
| 2 | Middle English | nigromancye | — |
| 3 | Old French | nigromancie | nigromancy |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | nigromantia | — |
| 5 | Latin | necromantīa | necromancy |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | νεκρομαντεία | necromancy |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μαντεία | prophecy, divination, oracle; The power to... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |