-mancy Definition
mansē
suffix
Divination.
Bibliomancy.
American Heritage
affix
Divination.
Chiromancy.
Webster's New World
Origin of -mancy
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Middle English from Old French -mancie from Late Latin -mantīa from Greek manteia, -manteia from manteuesthai to prophesy from mantis prophet men-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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ME < OFr -mancie < LL -mantia < Gr manteia, divination < mantis, prophet: see mantis
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
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