Where does “mexeriqueiro” come from?
mexeriqueiro (Galician) comes from Galician mexericas, from Galician mexer, from Old Portuguese mecer, from Latin miscere, from Latin misceo, from Proto-Italic mikskō, from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-sḱé-, from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
mexeriqueiro (Galician): gossipy
Definitions
- gossipy
Ancestry of “mexeriqueiro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | mexericas | snooty, fussy, affected, stilted person |
| 2 | Galician | mexer | to mix together; to intermingle; to stir; to... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | mecer | — |
| 4 | Latin | miscere | present active infinitive of misceō;... |
| 5 | Latin | misceo | I mix; I mingle, intermingle; I confuse |
| 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 |