Etymology

hypermystical

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Today it means: Extremely or excessively mystical. Full definition →

English mystical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Old French mistique
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*mewH-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*mewH-ye-
  9. Ancient Greekμῡ́ω (mū́ō)
  10. Ancient Greekμῠέω (mŭéō)
  11. Ancient Greekμῠ́στης (mŭ́stēs)
  12. Ancient Greekμῠστῐκός (mŭstĭkós)
  13. Latinmysticus
  14. Old Frenchmistique
  15. Englishmystic
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. Englishmystical
  19. English todayhypermystical

From hyper- + mystical.

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