Where does “promiscuous” come from?
Promiscuous comes from Latin promiscuus, formed from Latin pro combined with a root from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- meaning to mix or blend.
promiscuous (English): Made up of various disparate elements mixed...
Definitions
- Made up of various disparate elements mixed...
Ancestry of “promiscuous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | prōmiscuus | — |
| 2 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “promiscuous”