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Etymology
Etymology tree English numerology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English numerological From numerology + -ical.
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(not-comparable) Of, pertaining to, or based on numerology.
[Isaac Newton] was obsessed with alchemy. He spent hours copying alchemical recipes and trying to replicate them in his laboratory. He believed that the Bible contained numerological codes.
2014 June 21, “Magician’s brain”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8892, archived from the original on 09 Jan 2025:If you can't make up your mind whether to choose astrological, numerological, or some other type of spiritual guidance, don't worry.
1988 January 29, Achy Obejas, “Calendar”, in Chicago Reader:
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pl numerologiczny (Translations) · es numerológico (Translations) · ru нумерологи́ческий (Translations) · uk нумерологі́чний (Translations) · fi numerologinen (Translations)