Etymology

unmystical

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Today it means: Not mystical. Full definition →

English mystical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Old French mistique
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*mewH-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*mewH-ye-
  10. Ancient Greekμῡ́ω (mū́ō)
  11. Ancient Greekμῠέω (mŭéō)
  12. Ancient Greekμῠ́στης (mŭ́stēs)
  13. Ancient Greekμῠστῐκός (mŭstĭkós)
  14. Latinmysticus
  15. Old Frenchmistique
  16. Englishmystic
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  19. Englishmystical
  20. English todayunmystical

From un- + mystical.

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