Where does “mestura” come from?
mestura (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese mestura, from Latin mistura, 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.
mestura (Galician): mixture
Ancestry of “mestura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | mestura | — |
| 2 | Latin | mistura | mixing; mixture; copulation |
| 3 | Latin | misceō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | mikskō | to mix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | miḱ-sḱé- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meyḱ- | to mix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |