Etymograph

English

mitis

Mitis may come from Latin mitis ‘mild’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmitis‘mild’uncertain
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmitis‘mild’uncertain
  2. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Latin mitis ‘mild’

mitigate, mitigation, 1 more

Today it means

noun A process for producing malleable iron castings by melting wrought iron, to which from 0.05 to 0.1 per cent of aluminum is added to lower the melting point, usually in a petroleum furnace, keeping the molten metal at the bubbling point until it becomes quiet, and then pouring the molten metal into a mold lined with a special mixture consisting essentially of molasses and ground burnt fire clay.

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Etymograph / Latin mitis / mitis

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