Where does “-mancy” come from?

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

-mancy (English): divination; Variety of magic, especially that...

Definitions

  1. divination; Variety of magic, especially that...

Ancestry of “-mancy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-mantia—
2Ancient Greekμαντείαprophecy, divination, oracle; The power to...
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “-mancy”

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