Where does “мистический” come from?
мистический (Russian) comes from Russian мистика, from German Mystik, from Latin mystica, from Latin mysticus, from Ancient Greek μυστικός, from Ancient Greek μύστης, from Ancient Greek μυέω, from Ancient Greek -έω — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
мистический (Russian): mystical, mystic
Definitions
- mystical, mystic
Ancestry of “мистический”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | мистика | mysticism; genitive/accusative singular of... |
| 2 | German | Mystik | mysticism |
| 3 | Latin | mystica | Things pertaining to secret rites, mystics |
| 4 | Latin | mysticus | Of or belonging to secret rites or mysteries;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μυστικός | secret, mystic |
| 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 |