Where does “mistifica” come from?
mistifica (Romanian) comes from Italian mistificare, 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.
mistifica (Romanian): to mislead, deceive; to falsify; to distort, to...
Definitions
- to mislead, deceive; to falsify; to distort, to...
Ancestry of “mistifica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | mistificare | to fool, bamboozle; to falsify |
| 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 |