Where does “premixture” come from?

premixture (English) comes from English mixture, from Old French misture, from Latin mixtūra, 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.

premixture (English): Something premixed

Definitions

  1. Something premixed

Ancestry of “premixture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmixtureThe act of mixing; Something produced by mixing;...
2Old Frenchmisture
3Latinmixtūramixture, mixing
4Latinmisceōto mix; to mingle; to intermingle
5Proto-Italicmikskōto mix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmiḱ-sḱé-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-sḱé-
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