Where does “xilomanție” come from?
xilomanție (Romanian) comes from Romanian -manție, from French -mancie, from 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...
xilomanție (Romanian): xylomancy
Definitions
- xylomancy
Ancestry of “xilomanție”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | -manție | mancy |
| 2 | French | -mancie | -mancy |
| 3 | Latin | -mantia | — |
| 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... |