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Where does “mezclar” come from?

mezclar (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish mesclar, from Latin misculāre, from Latin misceō, from Proto-Italic mikskō, from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-sḱé-, from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

mezclar (Spanish): to mix; to blend in

Definitions

  1. to mix; to blend in

Ancestry of “mezclar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishmesclar—
2Latinmisculāre—
3Latinmisceō—
4Proto-Italicmikskōto mix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmiḱ-sḱé-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “mezclar”

  • mezclador
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