LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

mysticus

mysticus (feminine mystica, neuter mysticum)
Classical[ˈmys.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmis.ti.kus]
mystice sg. voc. m.

Meaning

  1. adjectiveOf or belonging to secret rites or mysteries.
  2. adjectivemystic, mystical

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Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemysticusmysticamysticum
genitivemysticīmysticaemysticī
dativemysticōmysticaemysticō
accusativemysticummysticammysticum
ablativemysticōmysticāmysticō
vocativemysticemysticamysticum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemysticīmysticaemystica
genitivemysticōrummysticārummysticōrum
dativemysticīsmysticīsmysticīs
accusativemysticōsmysticāsmystica
ablativemysticīsmysticīsmysticīs
vocativemysticīmysticaemystica

mystĭcus, a, um, adj., = μυστικός,
I. of or belonging to secret rites or mysteries, mystic, mystical (poet.): mystica sacra Dindymenes, Mart. 8, 81, 1: vannus Iacchi, Verg. G. 1, 166: vitis, Tib. 3, 6, 1: lampas, Stat. Th. 8, 765.—In plur. subst.: mystĭ-ca, ōrum, n., things pertaining to secret rites, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 26; Inscr. Orell. 2353.—Hence, adv.: mystĭcē, mystically (post-class.), Sol. 32; Ambros. in Luc. 7, § 9.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mewH-
  2. Latinmysticus

Proto-Indo-European *mewH-ye-der. Ancient Greek μῡ́ω (mū́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek μῠέω (mŭéō) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek μῠ́στης (mŭ́stēs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek μῠστῐκός (mŭstĭkós)der. Latin mysticus From Ancient Greek μυστικός (mustikós, “secret, mystic”), from μύστης (mústēs, “one who has been initiated”).

Descendants
  • Catalanmístic
  • Italianmistico
  • Occitanmistic
  • Frenchmystiquefrom Old French mystique
  • Englishmystiquefrom Old French mystique
  • Englishmysticfrom Old French mystique
  • Portuguesemístico
  • Romanianmistic
  • Spanishmístico
  • Galicianmístico

In English words that came into English from mysticus

  • mysticismmysticus
  • mysticmysticus
  • mystiquemysticus

Quick answers

What does mysticus mean in Latin?
mysticus, a adjective, means “Of or belonging to secret rites or mysteries.; mystic, mystical”.
How do you pronounce mysticus?
In classical Latin, [ˈmys.tɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmis.ti.kus].
Where does mysticus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *mewH- → Latin mysticus.
Which English words come from mysticus?
English words that go back to Latin mysticus include mysticism, mystic and mystique.