Where does “mestizo” come from?

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

mestizo (Spanish): Of mixed, Spanish and Native American heritage;...

Definitions

  1. Of mixed, Spanish and Native American heritage;...

Ancestry of “mestizo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinmixticiusof mixed race; of mixed race; mixed-blood;...
2Latinmixtusmixed, having been mixed
3Latinmiscēre

Words derived from “mestizo

Every word from Latin miscēreEvery word from Latin mixtusEvery word from Late Latin mixticius
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