Where does “miscellāneus” come from?

miscellāneus (Latin) comes from Latin miscellus, 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.

miscellāneus (Latin): mixed; assorted; miscellaneous

Definitions

  1. mixed; assorted; miscellaneous

Ancestry of “miscellāneus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmiscellusan inferior type of grape and the vine producing...
2Latinmisceōto mix; to mingle; to intermingle
3Proto-Italicmikskōto mix
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmiḱ-sḱé-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “miscellāneus”

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