Where does “intermixture” come from?
intermixture (English) comes from English mixture, from Old French misture, from Latin mixtūra, from Latin misceō, from Proto-Italic mikskō, from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-sḱé-, from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
intermixture (English): A mass formed by mixture; a mass of ingredients...
Definitions
- A mass formed by mixture; a mass of ingredients...
Ancestry of “intermixture”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | mixture | The act of mixing; Something produced by mixing;... |
| 2 | Old French | misture | — |
| 3 | Latin | mixtūra | — |
| 4 | Latin | misceō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | mikskō | to mix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | miḱ-sḱé- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meyḱ- | to mix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |