Where does “emmêler” come from?
emmêler (French) comes from French mêler, from Middle French mesler, from Old French mesler, from Latin misculāre, from Latin misceō, from Proto-Italic mikskō, from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-sḱé-, from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
emmêler (French): to tangle
Ancestry of “emmêler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | mêler | to mix; to meddle in, to interfere in, to get... |
| 2 | Middle French | mesler | to mix; to intermix; to get involved with |
| 3 | Old French | mesler | to mix; to intermix |
| 4 | Latin | misculāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | misceō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | mikskō | to mix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | miḱ-sḱé- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meyḱ- | to mix |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |