Talk:Seer/@comment-3977610-20140124164902/@comment-122.111.13.237-20140225031840

it is pronounced see - er but faster and connected so it sounds like sear

the word seer comes from middle english in the 1300-1400s AD, simply meaning someone "who sees" future events or beyond what the natural eye can see

the original term comes from the ancient (400 BC) greek word Mantis, that is why a praying mantis is called so because they look like a seer or someone with special powers of divination, the plural word is Manteis

Tisamenus of Elis is a famous mantis or seer who guided the spartans to win their battles against the persians

nostradamus is ofc a famous seer