Where does “mestengo” come from?
mestengo (Spanish) comes from Spanish mesteño, from Spanish mesta, from Latin animālia mixta, from Latin mixtus, from Latin miscēre.
mestengo (Spanish): A wild or feral animal
Definitions
- A wild or feral animal
Ancestry of “mestengo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | mesteño | stray; untamed, wild; mustang |
| 2 | Spanish | mesta | feminine singular of mesto; ownerless beast |
| 3 | Latin | animālia mixta | — |
| 4 | Latin | mixtus | mixed, having been mixed |
| 5 | Latin | miscēre | — |