Where does “μυστήριον” come from?
μυστήριον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μύστης, from Ancient Greek μυέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
μυστήριον (Ancient Greek): revealed secret; mystery, secret; object used in...
Definitions
- revealed secret; mystery, secret; object used in...
Ancestry of “μυστήριον”, step by step
μυστήριον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek μύστης
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μύστης | one who has been initiated, initiate |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μυέω | I initiate |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via Ancient Greek μῠ́στης
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μῠ́στης | one who has been initiated; initiated one |