Where does “미스터리” come from?
미스터리 (Korean) comes from English mystery, from Middle English mysterie, from Old French mistere, from Latin mystērium, from Ancient Greek μυστήριον, from Ancient Greek μύστης, from Ancient Greek μυέω, from Ancient Greek -έω — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
미스터리 (Korean): mystery
Ancestry of “미스터리”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | mystery | Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown;... |
| 2 | Middle English | mysterie | Obscure or esoteric religious teachings or... |
| 3 | Old French | mistere | mystery |
| 4 | Latin | mystērium | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μυστήριον | revealed secret; mystery, secret; object used in... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μύστης | one who has been initiated, initiate |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μυέω | I initiate |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |