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Where does “necromancia” come from?

necromancia (Spanish) comes 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...

necromancia (Spanish): necromancy

Definitions

  1. necromancy

Ancestry of “necromancia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnecromantīa—
2Ancient Greekνεκρομαντείαnecromancy
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...
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