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Where does “μαντεία” come from?

μαντεία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

μαντεία (Ancient Greek): prophecy, divination, oracle; The power to...

Definitions

  1. prophecy, divination, oracle; The power to...

Ancestry of “μαντεία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
2Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
3Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “μαντεία”

  • necromancy
  • hydromancy
  • hydromancer
  • alphitomancy
  • axinomancy
  • crithomancy
  • necyomancy
  • nigromantia
  • necromantia
  • hydromantia
  • necyomantia
  • axinomantia
  • ornitomancia
  • -mancia
  • gastromancia
  • capnomancia
  • necromancia
  • idromanzia
  • necromanzia
  • hydromancie
  • geomantia
  • -mantia
  • hydromantia
  • νεκρομαντεία
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