Where does “qumix” come from?

qumix (English) comes from English mix, from Middle English mixen, from Old English miscian, from Proto-West Germanic miskēn, from Proto-Germanic miskijaną, from Proto-Germanic mihsk-, from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-sḱé-, from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

qumix (English): A mixed state in a quantum computing system

Definitions

  1. A mixed state in a quantum computing system

Ancestry of “qumix”, step by step

qumix traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mix

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmixTo stir together; To combine; To form by...
2Middle Englishmixen
3Old Englishmiscianto mix
4Proto-West Germanicmiskēn
5Proto-Germanicmiskijanąto mix, combine
6Proto-Germanicmihsk-urine
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmiḱ-sḱé-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via English Qu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishQuAn administrative subdivision of China roughly equivalent to districts, distinguished from the more rural "counties" (xian)
2Chinese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-sḱé-