mystery

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμυστήριον“a mystery, a secret, a secret rite”
2. Latin · derived frommysterium
3. Anglo-Norman · derived frommisterie
4. Middle English · inherited frommysterie
5. English todaymystery

From Middle English mysterie, from Anglo-Norman misterie (Old French mistere), from Latin mysterium, from Ancient Greek μυστήριον (mustḗrion, “a mystery, a secret, a secret rite”), from μύστης (mústēs, “initiated one”), from μυέω (muéō, “to initiate”), from μύω (múō, “to shut”). Displaced native Old English ġerȳne.

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