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Where does “Mystik” come from?

Mystik (German) comes from Latin mystica, from Latin mysticus, from Ancient Greek μυστικός, 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.

Mystik (German): mysticism

Definitions

  1. mysticism

Ancestry of “Mystik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmysticaThings pertaining to secret rites, mystics
2LatinmysticusOf or belonging to secret rites or mysteries;...
3Ancient Greekμυστικόςsecret, mystic
4Ancient Greekμύστηςone who has been initiated, initiate
5Ancient GreekμυέωI initiate
6Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
7Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
8Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “Mystik”

  • мистика
  • mystisch
  • mystikk
  • misztika
  • mystikk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →