Where does “mescolanza” come from?

mescolanza (Italian) comes from Italian mescolare, from Latin misculāre, 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.

mescolanza (Italian): mixture, blend, medley

Definitions

  1. mixture, blend, medley

Ancestry of “mescolanza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmescolareto mix; to stir; to blend
2Latinmisculāre—
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-sḱé- →