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