Where does “avmystifisere” come from?

avmystifisere (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål mystifisere, 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.

avmystifisere (Norwegian Bokmål): to demystify

Definitions

  1. to demystify

Ancestry of “avmystifisere”, step by step

avmystifisere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål mystifisere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmystifisereto mystify
2Frenchmystifierto mystify, fool
3Ancient Greekμυστικόςsecret, mystic
4Ancient Greekμύστηςone who has been initiated, initiate
5Ancient GreekμυέωI initiate
6Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
7Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
8Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via Norwegian Bokmål av

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålavoff; onwards; of
2Old Norseafof, from, off, by
3Proto-Germanic*ab
4Proto-Indo-Europeanapó
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Ancient Greek -έωEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti