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 miscēre →Every word from Latin mixtus →Every word from Late Latin mixticius →