Etymology

religiomystic

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Today it means: Synonym of religiomystical. Full definition →

English mystic ← Old French mistique ← Latin mysticus
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  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*léǵeti
  5. Proto-Italic*legō
  6. Latinlegō
  7. Latinrelegō
  8. Latinre-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*leyǵ-
  10. Latinligō
  11. Latinreligō
  12. Latinreligiō
  13. Old Frenchreligion
  14. Middle Englishreligioun
  15. Englishreligionclip.
  16. Englishreligio-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*mewH-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*mewH-ye-
  19. Ancient Greekμῡ́ω (mū́ō)
  20. Ancient Greekμῠέω (mŭéō)
  21. Ancient Greekμῠ́στης (mŭ́stēs)
  22. Ancient Greekμῠστῐκός (mŭstĭkós)
  23. Latinmysticus
  24. Old Frenchmistique
  25. Englishmystic
  26. English todayreligiomystic

From religio- + mystic.

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