Where does “μυστικός” come from?
μυστικός (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.
μυστικός (Ancient Greek): secret, mystic
Definitions
- secret, mystic
Ancestry of “μυστικός”, step by step
μυστικός 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 |