necyomancy
English
noun
Definitions
- (alternative form of) necromancy
Etymology
Compound from Ancient Greek νέκυς (corpse, a dead body) + Ancient Greek μαντεία (divination, prophecy).
Origin
Ancient Greek
μαντεία
Gloss
divination, prophecy
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -mantia Finnish
- -mantia Latin
- μαντεία Ancient Greek
- μᾰντεύομαι Ancient Greek
- νέκυς Ancient Greek
- νεκάς Ancient Greek
- νεκρομαντεία Ancient Greek
- ἡλιομαντεία Ancient Greek
- ῥαβδομαντεία Ancient Greek
- *neḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- μαντεία Greek (modern)
- אָבָק Hebrew (modern)
- mantia Dacian