Where does “in aenigmate” come from?
in aenigmate (Latin) comes from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
in aenigmate (Latin): darkly, in an obscure manner
Definitions
- darkly, in an obscure manner
Ancestry of “in aenigmate”, step by step
in aenigmate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin în
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 2 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Latin ænigma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | ænigma | a riddle, enigma |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | αἴνιγμα | riddle; taunt; An obscure method of communication |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |