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Where does “misteach” come from?

misteach (Irish) comes 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.

misteach (Irish): mystic; mystic, mystical

Definitions

  1. mystic; mystic, mystical

Ancestry of “misteach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmysticusOf or belonging to secret rites or mysteries;...
2Ancient Greekμυστικόςsecret, mystic
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
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