Where does “enigmàtic” come from?

enigmàtic (Catalan) comes from Catalan enigma, from Latin ænigma, from Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

enigmàtic (Catalan): enigmatic

Definitions

  1. enigmatic

Ancestry of “enigmàtic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanenigmaenigma
2Latinænigmaa riddle, enigma
3Ancient Greekαἴνιγμαriddle; taunt; An obscure method of communication
4Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
5Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “enigmàtic”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek -μᾰ →Every word from Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα →