Where does “mysterious” come from?
Mysterious comes from Middle French mystérieux, meaning unknown or hidden in nature.
mysterious (English): Of unknown origin; Having unknown qualities;...
Definitions
- Of unknown origin; Having unknown qualities;...
Ancestry of “mysterious”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | mystērium | mystery (secret rite or worship) |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μυστήριον | revealed secret; mystery, secret; object used in... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μύστης | one who has been initiated, initiate |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μυέω | I initiate |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |