Where does “quiromancia” come from?

quiromancia (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -mancia, from Late Latin -mantia, 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...

quiromancia (Portuguese): palm reading; palmistry

Definitions

  1. palm reading; palmistry

Ancestry of “quiromancia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-manciamancy
2Late Latin-mantia—
3Ancient Greekμαντείαprophecy, divination, oracle; The power to...
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “quiromancia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek μαντεία →