Where does “mismito” come from?
mismito (Spanish) comes from Spanish mismo, from Old Spanish mesmo, from Vulgar Latin metipsimus, from Latin ipse, from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso — himself, herself, itself.
Ancestry of “mismito”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | mismo | same; identical; one and the same; similar;... |
| 2 | Old Spanish | mesmo | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | metipsimus | same |
| 4 | Latin | ipse | himself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *e(s)peso | himself, herself, itself |