Latin

misceō

‘to mix’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin misceō.

16 English words in this record descend from Latin misceō, most familiar first.

• mixture ← misture ← mixtūra ← mixtus
• miscellaneous ← miscellāneus ← miscellus
• melee ← meslee ← mesler
• meddle ← medlen ← medler ← misculāre
• admixture ← admixtūra ← admixtus ← admisceō
• miscellany ← miscellanées ← mīscellānea ← miscellus
• mell ← mellen ← mesler ← misculāre
• melange ← meslance ← *misculāre
• miscellanea ← miscellus
• miscible ← miscibilis
• mêlée ← meslee ← misculō
• melée ← meslee ← misculō

More words from misceō

• commixtion
• mischio
• mistion
• permiscible

Etymograph / Latin misceō