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Where does “nonmystery” come from?

nonmystery (English) comes from English mystery, from Middle English mysterie, from Old French mistere, from Latin mystērium, from Ancient Greek μυστήριον, from Ancient Greek μύστης, from Ancient Greek μυέω, from Ancient Greek -έω — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

nonmystery (English): That which is not a mystery

Definitions

  1. That which is not a mystery

Ancestry of “nonmystery”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmysterySomething secret or unexplainable; an unknown;...
2Middle EnglishmysterieObscure or esoteric religious teachings or...
3Old Frenchmisteremystery
4Latinmystērium—
5Ancient Greekμυστήριονrevealed secret; mystery, secret; object used in...
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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