Where does “miscellany” come from?
Miscellany comes from French miscellanées, from Latin miscellanea, meaning mixed or varied things, derived from miscellus, mixed, ultimately from minae.
miscellany (English): Miscellaneous items; A collection of writings on...
Definitions
- Miscellaneous items; A collection of writings on...
Ancestry of “miscellany”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | miscellanées | — |
| 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 |