Summers also highlights the etymological development of the term nigromancer, in common use from 1200 to approximately 1500, (Latin: Niger, black; Greek: Manteia, divination), broadly "one skilled in the black arts".
Summers fremhæver også den etymologiske udvikling af begrebet nigromancer, i almindelig brug fra 1200 til ca. 1500, (latin: Niger, sort; græsk: Manteia, divination), løst oversat "en øvet i de sorte kunster".