Where does “mixare” come from?
mixare (Italian) comes from Romanian mixa, from Romanian mixaj, from French mixage, from French mixer, from English mixer, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er — he, she.
mixare (Italian): to mix, to blend
Definitions
- to mix, to blend
Ancestry of “mixare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | mixa | to mix |
| 2 | Romanian | mixaj | mix |
| 3 | French | mixage | mixing |
| 4 | French | mixer | to mix; mixer |
| 5 | English | mixer | One who, or a device that, mixes or merges things... |
| 6 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 7 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 8 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 9 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 14 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |