Where does “misteric” come from?
misteric (Romanian) comes from Romanian mister, from French mystère, from Middle French mystere, from Latin mystērium, from Ancient Greek μυστήριον, from Ancient Greek μύστης, from Ancient Greek μυέω, from Ancient Greek -έω — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
misteric (Romanian): mysterious
Definitions
- mysterious
Ancestry of “misteric”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | mister | mystery |
| 2 | French | mystère | mystery; mystery play |
| 3 | Middle French | mystere | mystery |
| 4 | Latin | mystērium | mystery (secret rite or worship) |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μυστήριον | revealed secret; mystery, secret; object used in... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μύστης | one who has been initiated, initiate |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μυέω | I initiate |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |