Where does “miscellaneously” come from?
miscellaneously (English) comes from English miscellaneous, from Latin miscellāneus, from Latin miscellus, 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.
miscellaneously (English): In a miscellaneous manner
Definitions
- In a miscellaneous manner
Ancestry of “miscellaneously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | miscellaneous | Consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts;... |
| 2 | Latin | miscellāneus | mixed; assorted; miscellaneous |
| 3 | Latin | miscellus | an inferior type of grape and the vine producing... |
| 4 | Latin | misceō | to mix; to mingle; to intermingle |
| 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 |