Where does “afmystificere” come from?
afmystificere (Danish) comes from Danish mystificere, from German mystifizieren, from French mystifier, from Ancient Greek μυστικός, from Ancient Greek μύστης, from Ancient Greek μυέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
afmystificere (Danish): to demystify
Definitions
- to demystify
Ancestry of “afmystificere”, step by step
afmystificere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish mystificere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | mystificere | to mystify |
| 2 | German | mystifizieren | — |
| 3 | French | mystifier | to mystify, fool |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μυστικός | secret, mystic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μύστης | one who has been initiated, initiate |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μυέω | I initiate |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |