Etymology

mystique

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Today it means: An aura of heightened interest, meaning or mystery surrounding a person or thing. Full definition →

French mystique ← Latin mysticus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frommysticus
  2. French · borrowed frommystique“a mystic”
  3. English todaymystique

Borrowed from French mystique (“a mystic”), from Latin mysticus. See also the doublet mystic.

Words from the same roots

Latinmysticus all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.