Where does “Sprachmystik” come from?
Sprachmystik (German) comes from German Mystik, 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 — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
Sprachmystik (German): linguistic mysticism
Definitions
- linguistic mysticism
Ancestry of “Sprachmystik”, step by step
Sprachmystik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Mystik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mystik | mysticism |
| 2 | Latin | mystica | Things pertaining to secret rites, mystics |
| 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 |