English
photomancy
Photomancy comes from Ancient Greek μᾰντείᾱ ‘divination’, from μάντις ‘prophet, seer’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think, mind’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to think, mind’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*mn̥yétor‘to think’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*məňňómaireconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμαίνομαιmaínomai‘to be mad or raving’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμάντις‘prophet, seer’root of μαίνομαι
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμᾰντείᾱmănteíā‘divination’
- Englishtodayphotomancy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to think, mind’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*mn̥yétor‘to think’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*məňňómaireconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμαίνομαιmaínomai‘to be mad or raving’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμάντις‘prophet, seer’root of μαίνομαι
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμᾰντείᾱmănteíā‘divination’
- Englishtodayphotomancy
Formed from photo- ‘light’ + -mancy ‘divination of’
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to shine, glow light’
Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os
Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos
Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος ‘light’
Ancient Greek φῶς ‘light’
English photo-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think, mind’
money, music, mind, amount, mental, mouth, mention, mountain, comment, museum, remain, monster, mount, min, permanent, auto, monitor, monetary, demonstration, monk, mint, monument, dementia, mentor, monte, imminent, maya, monastery, amnesty, muse, mosaic, eminent, summon, menace, ming, mont, muster, monstrous, amnesia, mas, 124 more
through Ancient Greek μαίνομαι ‘to be mad or raving’
through Ancient Greek μάντις ‘prophet, seer’
Today it means
noun divination using light
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *men- / photomancy