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Where does “mystickal” come from?

mystickal (English) comes from English mystick, from English mystic, from Old French mistique, from Latin mysticus, from Ancient Greek μυστικός, from Ancient Greek μύστης, from Ancient Greek μυέω, from Ancient Greek -έω — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

mystickal (English): Obsolete form of mystical

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of mystical

Ancestry of “mystickal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmystickArchaic form of mystic
2EnglishmysticOf, or relating to mystics, mysticism or occult...
3Old Frenchmistiquemysterious; mystical
4LatinmysticusOf or belonging to secret rites or mysteries;...
5Ancient Greekμυστικόςsecret, mystic
6Ancient Greekμύστηςone who has been initiated, initiate
7Ancient GreekμυέωI initiate
8Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
9Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
10Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
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