Etymograph

English

miscellaneous

Miscellaneous comes from Latin miscellāneus ‘mixed’, from misceō ‘mix’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *meyḱ-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*meyḱ-‘to mix’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*miḱ-sḱé-reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*mi(k)skō‘to mix’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmisceō‘mix’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmiscellus‘mixed’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmiscellāneus‘mixed’
  7. Englishtodaymiscellaneous

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*meyḱ-‘to mix’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*miḱ-sḱé-reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*mi(k)skō‘to mix’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmisceō‘mix’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmiscellus‘mixed’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmiscellāneus‘mixed’
  7. Englishtodaymiscellaneous

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *meyḱ- ‘to mix’

medley, 10 more

through Proto-Italic *mi(k)skō ‘to mix’

admixture, 9 more

through Latin misceō ‘mix’

mixture, melee, meddle, mell, melange, 10 more

Today it means

adj Consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *meyḱ- / miscellaneous

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