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He would no doubt have had regard to the derivation of the word: "necro" meaning death and "mancy" meaning divination.
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From the American Heritage Dictionary (Fourth Ed,
www.dictionary,com), on the origin of the word necromancy.
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[Alteration of Middle English nigromancie, from Old French nigremancie, from Medieval Latin nigromantia, alteration (influenced by Latin niger, black), of Late Latin necromantia from Greek nekromanteia : nekros, corpse; see nek-1 in Indo-European Roots + manteia, divination; see -mancy.]
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