Where does “-mantia” come from?

-mantia (Latin) 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...

Ancestry of “-mantia”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-mantia”

necromancer
chiromancy
oneiromancy
pyromancy
bibliomancy
rhabdomancy
crystallomancy
aeromancy
tasseomancy
chiromancer
belomancy
ornithomancy
ceromancy
pyromancer
botanomancy
technomancy
cledonomancy
cephalomancy
oneiromancer
astragalomancy
onychomancy
arithmancy
psychomancy
astromancy

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