Where does “μαντεία” come from?

μαντεία (Greek) comes 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...

μαντεία (Greek): divination; The power to prophesy or divine;...

Definitions

  1. divination; The power to prophesy or divine;...

Ancestry of “μαντεία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμαντείαprophecy, divination, oracle; The power to...
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek μαντεία →