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Where does “mikskō” come from?

mikskō (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-sḱé-, from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

mikskō (Proto-Italic): to mix

Definitions

  1. to mix

Ancestry of “mikskō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmiḱ-sḱé-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “mikskō”

  • mixed
  • mixture
  • mix
  • miscellaneous
  • mixer
  • meddle
  • meddling
  • promiscuous
  • unmixed
  • melee
  • Metis
  • mestizo
  • promiscuously
  • miscellany
  • meddlesome
  • melange
  • miscible
  • immiscible
  • remix
  • metis
  • intermix
  • mêlée
  • mixin
  • commixture
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