myEtymology.com: English etymology of mystery

1. Etymology of the English word mystery

the English word mystery

derived from the Latin word mysterium (mystery, secret service, rite)

derived from the Greek word musterion, μυστήριον (a secret or 'mystery' (through the idea of silence imposed by initiation into religious rites))

derived from the Greek word mustes, μύστης

derived from the Greek word muein, μύειν

Dutch mysterie, French mystère, German Mysterium, Italian mistero, Latin mysterium, Norwegian mysterium, Swedish mysterium

Word found in Modern English

derived from the English word mystery

derived from the Medieval Latin word misterium (mystery, secret service, rite)

derived from the Latin word ministerium (ministry; office, attendance, service)

derived from the Latin word minister (attendant, servant, waiter; minister)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mei-

Word found in Modern English