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Enigma
Original Sentence: “The formation was an enigma”
Enigma Etymology:
Prefix: En - Meaning “within, or in”
Origin: Enigma comes from the Greek word ainissesthai, meaning "to speak in riddles". Enigma descends from both greek and Latin vocabulary. Enigma first started to be used in the 1500s
Older Forms:
From the Greek word Ainigmata - This word means “to speak illusively or obscurely”
From Latin word Aenigma - In english this word means “riddle” or “puzzle”
Other Current Forms: The adjective Enigmatic, Is the adjective form of the word enigma. It describes something as, “difficult to understand; mysterious”
Sentence definition: When a person refers to something as an enigma, they are describing the thing as a mystery or something complex.
Sentences:
“Some clue to this enigma might be asking a lot of questions”
“The 1000 piece puzzle is a great enigma”
“He did lots of research but still the cause of the disease is an enigma”
“My past is such an enigma, I don’t know any of the details”
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