Mantine
/ˈmæn.taɪn/noun
Relating to mantises or the mantis family of insects.
Did you know?The word is connected with Greek mantis, meaning both “mantis” and “prophet,” because the insect’s raised forelegs resembled a diviner in prayer.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*men-
“To think, perceive, or have mental awareness”
Ancient Greek
Greek
mantis
“A seer, prophet, or diviner; later also a mantis insect”
Ancient Greek
Greek
mantikē
“Divination or prophecy”
Latin
Latin
mantis
“A mantis insect, borrowed from Greek”
19th Century
English
mantine
“Relating to a mantis”
Modern English
English
mantine
“Of or pertaining to mantises”