Where does “mysticism” come from?
Mysticism is an English formation from mystic and the suffix -ism, ultimately deriving from Ancient Greek μύστης, one initiated into mysteries, from μυέω, to initiate into mysteries.
mysticism (English): The beliefs, ideas, or thoughts of mystics; A...
Definitions
- The beliefs, ideas, or thoughts of mystics; A...
Ancestry of “mysticism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | mystic | Of, or relating to mystics, mysticism or occult... |
| 2 | Old French | mistique | mysterious; mystical |
| 3 | Latin | mysticus | Of or belonging to secret rites or mysteries;... |
| 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 |
Words derived from “mysticism”