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Where does “mecer” come from?

mecer (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin miscere, from Latin misceo, 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 “mecer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmiscerepresent active infinitive of misceō;...
2LatinmisceoI mix; I mingle, intermingle; I confuse
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 “mecer”

  • remexida
  • remexer
  • mexer
  • mexer
  • remexer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →