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
- to demystify
Ancestry of “avmystifisere”, step by step
avmystifisere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål mystifisere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | mystifisere | to mystify |
| 2 | French | mystifier | to mystify, fool |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μυστικός | secret, mystic |
| 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 |