English
Mixter
Blend of mix + Mister or Mister + -x-, probably influenced by the earlier abbreviation Mx.
Proto-Indo-European *meyǵ- ‘to mix’
Proto-Indo-European *miḱ-sḱé-ti
Proto-West Germanic *miskijan ‘to mix’
Old English *mixian
Middle English mixen
English mix
The story
Blend of mix + Mister or Mister + -x-, probably influenced by the earlier abbreviation Mx.
Another origin of Mixter
- Frenchc. 1600–presentMistreuncertain
- EnglishtodayMixter
Today it means
noun A gender-neutral title (coordinate with Mr. and Ms.), used especially for genderqueer/non-binary people.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mixter