Where does “nigromancie” come from?
nigromancie (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin nigromantia, from Latin necromantīa, from Ancient Greek νεκρομαντεία, 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...
nigromancie (Old French): nigromancy
Definitions
- nigromancy
Ancestry of “nigromancie”, step by step
nigromancie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Medieval Latin nigromantia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | nigromantia | — |
| 2 | Latin | necromantīa | necromancy |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νεκρομαντεία | necromancy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μαντεία | prophecy, divination, oracle; The power to... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |