Where does “mistificar” come from?
mistificar (Portuguese) comes 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.
mistificar (Portuguese): to mystify
Definitions
- to mystify
Ancestry of “mistificar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mystifier | to mystify, fool |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μυστικός | secret, mystic |
| 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 |