Etymology

-mancy

Today it means: Divination. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μᾰντείᾱ (mănteíā) ← Proto-Hellenic *mə́tis ← Proto-Indo-European *méntis
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*méntis
  3. Proto-Hellenic*mə́tis
  4. Ancient Greekμάντις (mántis)
  5. Ancient Greekμᾰντεύομαι (mănteúomai)
  6. Ancient Greekμᾰντείᾱ (mănteíā)
  7. English today-mancy

From Latin -mantīa, ultimately from Ancient Greek μᾰντείᾱ (mănteíā, “divination”).

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