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Where does “Mysterium” come from?

Mysterium (German) comes from Latin mystērium, from Ancient Greek μυστήριον, from Ancient Greek μύστης, from Ancient Greek μυέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

Mysterium (German): mystery, enigma

Definitions

  1. mystery, enigma

Ancestry of “Mysterium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmystērium—
2Ancient Greekμυστήριονrevealed secret; mystery, secret; object used in...
3Ancient Greekμύστηςone who has been initiated, initiate
4Ancient GreekμυέωI initiate
5Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
6Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
7Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “Mysterium”

  • мистерия
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