Where does “mista” come from?

mista (Spanish) comes from Spanish misto, from Spanish mixto, from Latin mixtus, from Latin miscēre.

mista (Spanish): feminine singular of misto

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of misto

Ancestry of “mista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishmistoObsolete spelling of mixto; match
2Spanishmixtomixed; compound; match
3Latinmixtusmixed, having been mixed
4Latinmiscēre—
Every word from Latin miscēre →Every word from Latin mixtus →Every word from Spanish mixto →