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Where does “Metis” come from?

Metis (English) comes from French métis, from Old French mestis, from Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus, from Latin miscēre.

Metis (English): Alternative form of metis

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of metis

Ancestry of “Metis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmétismixed-race; mongrel; of mixed origin; a...
2Old Frenchmestis—
3Late Latinmixticiusof mixed race; of mixed race; mixed-blood;...
4Latinmixtusmixed, having been mixed
5Latinmiscēre—
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