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Where does “intermingle” come from?

Intermingle comes from English mingle combined with the Latin prefix inter-, from Latin inter meaning "between," ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European welH- meaning "to turn" or "roll."

intermingle (English): To mix or become mixed together

Definitions

  1. To mix or become mixed together

Ancestry of “intermingle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmingleTo intermix; to combine or join, as an individual...
2Englishmengle—
Every word from English mengle →