Where does “-mantic” come from?

-mantic (English) comes from Latin ‑manticus, 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...

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Ancestry of “-mantic”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	‑manticus	—
2	Latin	-mantia	—
3	Ancient Greek	μαντεία	prophecy, divination, oracle; The power to...
4	Ancient Greek	-ῐ́ᾱ	{{l\|en\|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5	Proto-Indo-European	-íh₂	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	-h₂	Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “-mantic”

astromantic
glyphomantic
onomatomantic

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