Where does “lukumystiikka” come from?
lukumystiikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish mystiikka, from Swedish mystik, from Latin mysticus, from Ancient Greek μυστικός, from Ancient Greek μύστης, from Ancient Greek μυέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
lukumystiikka (Finnish): numerology study of mystical properties attached to numbers
Definitions
- numerology study of mystical properties attached to numbers
Ancestry of “lukumystiikka”, step by step
lukumystiikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mystiikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mystiikka | mystic |
| 2 | Swedish | mystik | mystique, mystery |
| 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 |