Where does “mestizo” come from?

Mestizo derives from Spanish mestizo, from Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus, the past participle of miscere meaning "to mix," tracing back through Proto-Italic mikskō to Proto-Indo-European meyḱ-.

mestizo (English): A person of mixed ancestry, especially one of...

Definitions

A person of mixed ancestry, especially one of...

Ancestry of “mestizo”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	mestizo	Of mixed, Spanish and Native American heritage;...
2	Late Latin	mixticius	of mixed race; of mixed race; mixed-blood;...
3	Latin	mixtus	mixed, having been mixed
4	Latin	miscēre	—

Words derived from “mestizo”

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Every word from Latin miscēre →Every word from Latin mixtus →Every word from Late Latin mixticius →