Where does “mélange” come from?
mélange (English) comes from French mélange, from Middle French mélange, from Old French meslance, from Old French mescler, from Vulgar Latin misculare, from Latin misceō, from Proto-Italic mikskō, from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-sḱé- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
mélange (English): Alternative form of melange
Definitions
- Alternative form of melange
Ancestry of “mélange”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mélange | mixture, blend; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Middle French | mélange | — |
| 3 | Old French | meslance | — |
| 4 | Old French | mescler | to mingle, mix up |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | misculare | present active infinitive of *misculō |
| 6 | Latin | misceō | to mix; to mingle; to intermingle |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | mikskō | to mix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | miḱ-sḱé- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meyḱ- | to mix |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |