mythologique (French)
Where does "mythologique" come from?
The word 'mythologique' traces its roots back to the Ancient Greek 'mythología', which combined 'mŷthos' (story or tale) with 'lógos' (speech or reason). This term passed into Latin as 'mythologia' before entering French, where it was adapted into an adjective to describe elements related to traditional legends and ancient lore.
Full etymology tree
- mythologique (French), 'mythological'
- inherited mythologicus (Latin), 'mythological'
- borrowed μυθολογικός (Ancient Greek)
- suffix μυθολογία (Ancient Greek), 'romance, fiction, legend'
- compound μῦθος (Ancient Greek), 'something said: word, speech, conversation'
- inherited *mewHdʰ- (Proto-Indo-European), 'to complain or care about something'
- borrowed mdwt (Egyptian), 'words, speech, things said'
- compound λόγος (Ancient Greek), 'that which is said: word, sentence, speech, story, debate, utterance, argument'
- inherited *lógos (Proto-Hellenic)
- inherited *leǵ- (Proto-Indo-European), 'to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to speak by carefully selecting one's words.'
- derived λέγω (Ancient Greek), 'to put in order, arrange, gather'
- inherited *lógos (Proto-Hellenic)
- compound μῦθος (Ancient Greek), 'something said: word, speech, conversation'
- suffix -ικός (Ancient Greek), 'Added to noun stems to form adjectives: of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic'
- inherited *-kos (Proto-Indo-European), 'Creates deadjectival and desubstantival adjectives denoting the characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.'
- suffix μυθολογία (Ancient Greek), 'romance, fiction, legend'
- borrowed μυθολογικός (Ancient Greek)
- inherited mythologicus (Latin), 'mythological'
Descendants and derived words
- mythologiquement (French)
Updated May 2026
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