Where does “enigma” come from?

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

enigma (Italian): enigma, riddle, conundrum

Definitions

  1. enigma, riddle, conundrum

Ancestry of “enigma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinænigmaa riddle, enigma
2Ancient Greekαἴνιγμαriddle; taunt; An obscure method of communication
3Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
4Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “enigma”

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