Where does “mistificare” come from?
mistificare (Italian) comes from French mystifier, 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.
mistificare (Italian): to fool, bamboozle; to falsify
Definitions
- to fool, bamboozle; to falsify
Ancestry of “mistificare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mystifier | to mystify, fool |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μυστικός | secret, mystic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μύστης | one who has been initiated, initiate |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μυέω | I initiate |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |