Where does “mexedor” come from?

mexedor (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese mexer, from Old Portuguese mecer, 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.

mexedor (Portuguese): that which mixes

Definitions

  1. that which mixes

Ancestry of “mexedor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemexerto move, to mess with, to put your hands on; to...
2Old Portuguesemecer
3Latinmiscerepresent active infinitive of misceō;...
4LatinmisceoI mix; I mingle, intermingle; I confuse
5Proto-Italicmikskōto mix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmiḱ-sḱé-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-sḱé-