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Where does “μάντις” come from?

μάντις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μαίνομαι, from Proto-Hellenic məňňómai, from Proto-Indo-European mn̥yétor, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

μάντις (Ancient Greek): seer, prophet, soothsayer; mantis

Definitions

  1. seer, prophet, soothsayer; mantis

Ancestry of “μάντις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekμαίνομαιI am mad, angry, I rage; I am mad, raving, out of...
2Proto-Hellenicməňňómai—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmn̥yétorto think
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “μάντις”

  • mantis
  • mantic
  • manticism
  • mantisfly
  • idromante
  • aeromante
  • mantide
  • chiromante
  • cartomante
  • necromante
  • negromantesco
  • geomante
  • negromante
  • -mante
  • mante
  • μάντης
  • χαρτομάντης
  • χαρτομάντισσα
  • Mantidae
  • Mantis
  • Mantodea
  • ὑδρόμαντις
  • μαντικός
  • νεκρόμαντις
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