-mancy Definition

mansē
suffix
Divination.
Bibliomancy.
American Heritage
affix
Divination.
Chiromancy.
Webster's New World

Origin of -mancy

  • 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

  • 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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