Where does “mistere” come from?
mistere (Old French) comes 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.
mistere (Old French): mystery
Definitions
- mystery
Ancestry of “mistere”, step by step
mistere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin mystērium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | mystērium | mystery (secret rite or worship) |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μυστήριον | revealed secret; mystery, secret; object used in... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μύστης | one who has been initiated, initiate |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μυέω | I initiate |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via Latin misterium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | misterium | — |
| 2 | Latin | ministerium | ministry; employment, ministration; service |
| 3 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |