Where does “mix” come from?

Mix comes from Latin miscere, meaning to mix or blend, derived from the Proto-Indo-European root mey-.

mix (English): To stir together; To combine; To form by...

Definitions

  1. To stir together; To combine; To form by...

Ancestry of “mix”, step by step

mix traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English mixen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmixen—
2Old Englishmiscianto mix
3Proto-West Germanicmiskēn—
4Proto-Germanicmiskijanąto mix, combine
5Proto-Germanicmihsk-urine
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmiḱ-sḱé-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Latin miscēre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmiscēre—

Words derived from “mix”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-sḱé- →