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Where does “mestiza” come from?

mestiza (Spanish) comes from Spanish mestizo, from Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus, from Latin miscēre.

mestiza (Spanish): feminine singular of mestizo; female equivalent...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of mestizo; female equivalent...

Ancestry of “mestiza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishmestizoOf mixed, Spanish and Native American heritage;...
2Late Latinmixticiusof mixed race; of mixed race; mixed-blood;...
3Latinmixtusmixed, having been mixed
4Latinmiscēre—

Words derived from “mestiza”

  • tisay
  • mestisa
  • mestisa
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