Where does “commixture” come from?
commixture (English) comes from English com-, from Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
commixture (English): The act or state of being mixed together; a union...
Definitions
- The act or state of being mixed together; a union...
Ancestry of “commixture”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | com- | The form of con- used before "b", "m", and "p" |
| 2 | Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 6 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 7 | German | kitt | — |
| 8 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
Words derived from “commixture”