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
- Alternative form of metis
Ancestry of “Metis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | métis | mixed-race; mongrel; of mixed origin; a... |
| 2 | Old French | mestis | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | mixticius | of mixed race; of mixed race; mixed-blood;... |
| 4 | Latin | mixtus | mixed, having been mixed |
| 5 | Latin | miscēre | — |