Where does “ecto-mist” come from?

ecto-mist (English) comes from English mist, from Middle English mist, from Old English mist, from Proto-Germanic mihstaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃migʰstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃meygʰ- — fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle.

ecto-mist (English): A fog-like apparition associated with ghosts

Definitions

  1. A fog-like apparition associated with ghosts

Ancestry of “ecto-mist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmistWater or other liquid finely suspended in air; A...
2Middle EnglishmistAlternative form of myst
3Old Englishmistfog; mist
4Proto-Germanicmihstazcloud, mist, fog
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃migʰstos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃meygʰ-fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃meygʰ- →