Where does “mixture” come from?

mixture (French) comes 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.

mixture (French): mixture

Definitions

  1. mixture

Ancestry of “mixture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmisture—
2Latinmixtūramixture, mixing
3Latinmisceōto mix; to mingle; to intermingle
4Proto-Italicmikskōto mix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmiḱ-sḱé-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “mixture”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-sḱé- →