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Where does “μῠστήρῐον” come from?

μῠστήρῐον (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.

μῠστήρῐον (Ancient Greek): revealed secret; mystery, secret; object used in...

Definitions

  1. revealed secret; mystery, secret; object used in...

Ancestry of “μῠστήρῐον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμύστηςone who has been initiated, initiate
2Ancient GreekμυέωI initiate
3Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “μῠστήρῐον”

  • mystery
  • metier
  • mysterium
  • métier
  • mysteriosophy
  • mysteriarch
  • nonmystery
  • mystery bag
  • bibliomystery
  • mysterize
  • mysteriarches
  • mysterium
  • misteriosa
  • misteriosamente
  • misterio
  • misterioso
  • мистерия
  • mystérieux
  • métier
  • mystère
  • Mysterium
  • mysteriös
  • Metier
  • misteriosa
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