English
hypermystical
From hyper- + mystical.
A compound of hyper- + mystic + -al + mystical
Proto-Indo-European *mewH-ye-
Ancient Greek μῡ́ω ‘to close, to shut’
Ancient Greek μῠέω ‘to initiate’
Ancient Greek μῠ́στης ‘one who has been initiated’
Ancient Greek μῠστῐκός ‘secret, mystic’
Latin mysticus ‘of or belonging to secret rites or mysteries’
Old French mistique ‘mysterious’
English mystic
Proto-Indo-European *mewH-ye-
Ancient Greek μῡ́ω ‘to close, to shut’
Ancient Greek μῠέω ‘to initiate’
Ancient Greek μῠ́στης ‘one who has been initiated’
Ancient Greek μῠστῐκός ‘secret, mystic’
Latin mysticus ‘of or belonging to secret rites or mysteries’
Old French mistique ‘mysterious’
English mystic
English mystical
Today it means
adj Extremely or excessively mystical.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hypermystical