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Where does “misculō” come from?

misculō (Latin) comes 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.

Ancestry of “misculō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmisceō—
2Proto-Italicmikskōto mix
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmiḱ-sḱé-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
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