Where does “mestiço” come from?
mestiço (Portuguese) comes from Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus, from Latin miscēre.
mestiço (Portuguese): mixed; multiracial person
Definitions
- mixed; multiracial person
Ancestry of “mestiço”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Late Latin | mixticius | of mixed race; of mixed race; mixed-blood;... |
| 2 | Latin | mixtus | mixed, having been mixed |
| 3 | Latin | miscēre | — |