Where does “mexericar” come from?

mexericar (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.

mexericar (Portuguese): to confide (secret information) in order to compromise someone

Definitions

  1. to confide (secret information) in order to compromise someone

Ancestry of “mexericar”, 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

Words derived from “mexericar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-sḱé-