Where does “mestiso” come from?
mestiso (Tagalog) comes from Spanish mestizo, from Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus, from Latin miscēre.
mestiso (Tagalog): half-blooded; mestizo; mestizo; A male Filipino...
Definitions
- half-blooded; mestizo; mestizo; A male Filipino...
Ancestry of “mestiso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | mestizo | Of mixed, Spanish and Native American heritage;... |
| 2 | Late Latin | mixticius | of mixed race; of mixed race; mixed-blood;... |
| 3 | Latin | mixtus | mixed, having been mixed |
| 4 | Latin | miscēre | — |