Where does “ænigma” come from?

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

ænigma (Latin): a riddle, enigma

Definitions

  1. a riddle, enigma

Ancestry of “ænigma”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ænigma”

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