Etymology Explorer › Turkish

Where does “mistik” come from?

mistik (Turkish) comes from French mystique, from Latin mysticus, 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.

mistik (Turkish): mystic, mystical; mystic, someone who practises...

Definitions

  1. mystic, mystical; mystic, someone who practises...

Ancestry of “mistik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmystiquemystic, one who practices mysticism; mystic,...
2LatinmysticusOf or belonging to secret rites or mysteries;...
3Ancient Greekμυστικόςsecret, mystic
4Ancient Greekμύστηςone who has been initiated, initiate
5Ancient GreekμυέωI initiate
6Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
7Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
8Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →