Where does “αίνιγμα” come from?

αίνιγμα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

αίνιγμα (Greek): riddle, puzzle; enigma

Definitions

  1. riddle, puzzle; enigma

Ancestry of “αίνιγμα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekαἴνιγμαriddle; taunt; An obscure method of communication
2Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
3Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “αίνιγμα”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek -μᾰ →Every word from Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα →