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Where does “mesclar” come from?

mesclar (Old Spanish) comes from Latin misculāre, 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 “mesclar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmisculāre—
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 “mesclar”

  • mezclador
  • mezclar
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