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Where does “μῡ́ω” come from?

μῡ́ω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.

μῡ́ω (Ancient Greek): to close, to shut; to be shut, esp. of the eyes

Definitions

  1. to close, to shut; to be shut, esp. of the eyes

Ancestry of “μῡ́ω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet

Words derived from “μῡ́ω”

  • mystery
  • mystical
  • mystic
  • mysticism
  • mystique
  • myopic
  • myopia
  • mystification
  • mystically
  • mystify
  • demystify
  • metier
  • demystification
  • mysterium
  • métier
  • myopically
  • mystifier
  • mysticall
  • mystick
  • unmystical
  • nonmystical
  • nonmyopic
  • semimystical
  • demystifier
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