English Explanatory Dictionary

-mancy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Divination.
  2. Variety of magic, especially that controlling or related to a specific element, substance, or theme.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

-mancy

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek μάντις (mántis) Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús) Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō) Ancient Greek μαντεύομαι (manteúomai) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek μᾰντείᾱ (mănteíā)der. Latin -mantīabor. English -mancy From Latin -mantīa, ultimately from Ancient Greek μᾰντείᾱ (mănteíā, “divination”).

Derived words

acultomancy aëromancy ailuromancy alectoromancy alectryomancy aleuromancy alomancy alphitomancy ambulomancy anthracomancy anthropomancy arithmancy arithmomancy astragalomancy athermancy austromancy axinomancy belomancy bibliomancy botanomancy brizomancy brontomancy capnomancy carnomancy cartomancy catoptromancy ceraunomancy ceromancy chaomancy chartomancy cheiromancy chiromancy cleromancy coscinomancy criomancy crithomancy crystallomancy dactyliomancy dactylomancy daphnomancy diathermancy electro-thermancy enoptomancy felidomancy floromancy gastromancy geomancy gyromancy halomancy hematomancy hemomancy hieromancy hydromancy ichthyomancy labiomancy lecanomancy lithomancy meteoromancy metopomancy molybdomancy
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