Where does “mexeriqueiro” come from?

mexeriqueiro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese mexericar, 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- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

mexeriqueiro (Portuguese): gossip person who gossips often

Definitions

  1. gossip person who gossips often

Ancestry of “mexeriqueiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemexericarto confide (secret information) in order to compromise someone
2Portuguesemexerto move, to mess with, to put your hands on; to...
3Old Portuguesemecer
4Latinmiscerepresent active infinitive of misceō;...
5LatinmisceoI mix; I mingle, intermingle; I confuse
6Proto-Italicmikskōto mix
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmiḱ-sḱé-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
9Proto-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-