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
Ancestry of “enigmàtic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Catalan | enigma | enigma |
| 2 | Latin | ænigma | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | αἴνιγμα | riddle; taunt; An obscure method of communication |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
Words derived from “enigmàtic”