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Where does “hydromantia” come from?

hydromantia (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ὑδρομαντεία, from Ancient Greek μαντεία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

hydromantia (Latin): hydromancy

Definitions

  1. hydromancy

Ancestry of “hydromantia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὑδρομαντεία—
2Ancient Greekμαντείαprophecy, divination, oracle; The power to...
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “hydromantia”

  • hydromancy
  • hydromancer
  • idromanzia
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