Where does “ornitomancia” come from?

ornitomancia (Spanish) comes from Spanish -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...

ornitomancia (Spanish): ornithomancy

Definitions

  1. ornithomancy

Ancestry of “ornitomancia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-mancia-mancy
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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek μαντεία
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