Where does “mixture” come from?

Mixture derives from Old French misture, from Latin mixtura (a mixing), based on the past participle mixtus of Latin miscere (to mix), rooted in Proto-Italic mikskō and ultimately Proto-Indo-European mey- (to change or exchange).

mixture (English): The act of mixing; Something produced by mixing;...

Definitions

  1. The act of mixing; Something produced by mixing;...

Ancestry of “mixture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmisture—
2Latinmixtūramixture, mixing
3Latinmisceōto mix; to mingle; to intermingle
4Proto-Italicmikskōto mix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmiḱ-sḱé-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “mixture”

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