Etymology of the French word mystique
the French word
mystiquederived from the Latin word
mysticus (of, belonging to, used in sacred mysteries)
derived from the Greek word
mustikos, μυστικός
derived from the Greek word
mustes, μύστης
derived from the Greek word
muein, μύειν
Date
The earliest known usage of mystique in French dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in French
mysticisme,
mysticité,
mystiquement,
mysticiserDerivations in other languages
English
mystique, English
mystic, Romanian
misticCognates
Dutch
mystiek, English
mystic, English
mysticism, German
Mystik, German
mystisch, Italian
mistico, Latin
mysticus, Lithuanian
mistiškas, Norwegian
mystikk, Polish
mistyczny, Russian
миcтичecкий, Swedish
mystik
