Etymology

mystical

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Today it means: Relating to mystics or mysticism. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English mystic ← Old French mistique
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mewH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mewH-ye-
  3. Ancient Greekμῡ́ω (mū́ō)
  4. Ancient Greekμῠέω (mŭéō)
  5. Ancient Greekμῠ́στης (mŭ́stēs)
  6. Ancient Greekμῠστῐκός (mŭstĭkós)
  7. Latinmysticus
  8. Old Frenchmistique
  9. Englishmystic
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. English todaymystical

From mystic + -al.

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