Where does “métis” come from?

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

métis (English): Alternative form of metis

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of metis

Ancestry of “métis”, 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—

Words derived from “métis”

Every word from Latin miscēre →Every word from Latin mixtus →Every word from Late Latin mixticius →
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