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Where does “mestif” come from?

mestif (Old French) comes from Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus, from Latin miscēre.

mestif (Old French): mongrel

Definitions

  1. mongrel

Ancestry of “mestif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinmixticiusof mixed race; of mixed race; mixed-blood;...
2Latinmixtusmixed, having been mixed
3Latinmiscēre—

Words derived from “mestif”

  • Mestee
  • mestis
Every word from Latin miscēre →