Where does “enigma” come from?

enigma (Polish) comes from French énigme, from Latin ænigma, from Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

enigma (Polish): enigma

Definitions

  1. enigma

Ancestry of “enigma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchénigmeenigma, puzzle; riddle
2Latinænigmaa riddle, enigma
3Ancient Greekαἴνιγμαriddle; taunt; An obscure method of communication
4Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
5Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek -μᾰ →Every word from Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα →