Etymology

mysterious

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Today it means: Of unknown origin. Full definition →

Middle English *misterius ← Middle French mystérieux
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The story

  1. Middle French · derived frommystérieux
  2. Middle English · inherited from*misterius
  3. English todaymysterious

From Middle English *misterius (implied in misteriusly), probably partly from Middle French mystérieux and partly from Latin mystērium + -ous. By surface analysis, mystery + -ous.

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