Etymology

semimystic

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Today it means: Somewhat or partially mystic. Full definition →

English mystic ← Old French mistique ← Latin mysticus
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*mewH-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*mewH-ye-
  7. Ancient Greekμῡ́ω (mū́ō)
  8. Ancient Greekμῠέω (mŭéō)
  9. Ancient Greekμῠ́στης (mŭ́stēs)
  10. Ancient Greekμῠστῐκός (mŭstĭkós)
  11. Latinmysticus
  12. Old Frenchmistique
  13. Englishmystic
  14. English todaysemimystic

From semi- + mystic.

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