Where does “mystic” come from?
Mystic comes from Old French mistique, from Latin mysticus, from Ancient Greek μυστικός, derived from μύστης, one initiated into mysteries, from μυέω, to initiate, from μύω, to close the mouth or eyes.
mystic (English): Of, or relating to mystics, mysticism or occult...
Definitions
- Of, or relating to mystics, mysticism or occult...
Ancestry of “mystic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | mistique | mysterious; mystical |
| 2 | Latin | mysticus | Of or belonging to secret rites or mysteries;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μυστικός | secret, mystic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μύστης | one who has been initiated, initiate |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μυέω | I initiate |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
Words derived from “mystic”