Etymology of the English word mystify
the English word
mystifyderived from the French word
mystifierderived from the French word
mystèrederived 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
derived from the French word
mystereusing the Old French suffix
-fierderived from the Latin word
facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhē-Date
The earliest known usage of mystify in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
demystify,
mystified,
mystifyingUsage
Word found in Modern English
