Where does “free-mix” come from?

free-mix (English) comes from English Free, from English faller, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

free-mix (English): To mingle and socialize with members of the...

Definitions

  1. To mingle and socialize with members of the...

Ancestry of “free-mix”, step by step

free-mix traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Free

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFreeUnconstrained
2EnglishfallerOne who falls; A fruit that falls from the tree,...
3English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
4Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
5Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
6Latin-ārefirst conjugation
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she

via English mix

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmixTo stir together; To combine; To form by...
2Middle Englishmixen
3Old Englishmiscianto mix
4Proto-West Germanicmiskēn
5Proto-Germanicmiskijanąto mix, combine
6Proto-Germanicmihsk-urine
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmiḱ-sḱé-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti