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Where does “mescler” come from?

mescler (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin misculare, 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.

mescler (Old French): to mingle, mix up

Definitions

  1. to mingle, mix up

Ancestry of “mescler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinmiscularepresent active infinitive of *misculō
2Latinmisceō—
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 “mescler”

  • melange
  • entremêler
  • mélanger
  • mélangeable
  • mélangeur
  • emmêler
  • mélange
  • mêler
  • Melange
  • melieren
  • melanż
  • melíroz
  • melírozás
  • melanj
  • meslance
  • meslinges
  • mêler
  • mesler
  • mescler
  • mélange
  • meslange
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