Where does “miscellaneum” come from?
miscellaneum (English) comes from English miscellanea, from Latin miscellanea, 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.
miscellaneum (English): A miscellany
Definitions
- A miscellany
Ancestry of “miscellaneum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | miscellanea | A miscellaneous collection of different things; a... |
| 2 | Latin | miscellanea | nominative feminine singular of miscellāneus;... |
| 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 |