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Where does “mýta” come from?

mýta (Icelandic) comes from Danish myte, from Ancient Greek μῦθος — something said: word, speech, conversation; tale,...

mýta (Icelandic): myth

Definitions

  1. myth

Ancestry of “mýta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmyte—
2Ancient Greekμῦθοςsomething said: word, speech, conversation; tale,...
Every word from Ancient Greek μῦθος →