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Where does “mestis” come from?

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

Ancestry of “mestis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mestis”

  • Metis
  • metis
  • метис
  • métisser
  • métis
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