Where does “μύστης” come from?

μύστης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μυέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

μύστης (Ancient Greek): one who has been initiated, initiate

Definitions

  1. one who has been initiated, initiate

Ancestry of “μύστης”, step by step

μύστης traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μυέω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekμυέωI initiate
2Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
3Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
4Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via Ancient Greek μῠέω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμῠέωto initiate

Words derived from “μύστης”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →Every word from Ancient Greek -έω →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti →