Where does “mantis” come from?

Mantis comes from New Latin mantis, from Ancient Greek μάντις meaning seer or prophet, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European men- meaning to think or remember.

mantis (English): Any of various large insects of the order...

Definitions

  1. Any of various large insects of the order...

Ancestry of “mantis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinmantis—
2Ancient Greekμάντιςseer, prophet, soothsayer; mantis
3Ancient GreekμαίνομαιI am mad, angry, I rage; I am mad, raving, out of...
4Proto-Hellenicməňňómai—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmn̥yétorto think
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “mantis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mn̥yétor →Every word from Proto-Hellenic məňňómai →