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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ →