Where does “mesta” come from?

mesta (Spanish) comes from Latin animālia mixta, from Latin mixtus, from Latin miscēre.

mesta (Spanish): feminine singular of mesto; ownerless beast

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of mesto; ownerless beast

Ancestry of “mesta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinanimālia mixta—
2Latinmixtusmixed, having been mixed
3Latinmiscēre—

Words derived from “mesta”

Every word from Latin miscēre →Every word from Latin mixtus →Every word from Latin animālia mixta →