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Where does “mexer” come from?

mexer (Portuguese) comes 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.

mexer (Portuguese): to move, to mess with, to put your hands on; to...

Definitions

  1. to move, to mess with, to put your hands on; to...

Ancestry of “mexer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesemecer—
2Latinmiscerepresent active infinitive of misceō;...
3LatinmisceoI mix; I mingle, intermingle; I confuse
4Proto-Italicmikskōto mix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmiḱ-sḱé-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “mexer”

  • remexida
  • remexer
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