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
- The act of mixing; Something produced by mixing;...
Ancestry of “mixture”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | misture | — |
| 2 | Latin | mixtūra | — |
| 3 | Latin | misceō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | mikskō | to mix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | miḱ-sḱé- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meyḱ- | to mix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
Words derived from “mixture”