Etymograph

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mixture

Mixture comes from Latin mixtūra ‘a mixing’, from mixtus ‘mixed’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *meyḱ- ‘to mix’.

  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 CEmixtus‘mixed’perfect passive participle of misceō
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmixtūra‘a mixing’
  7. Old Frenchc. 842–1400misture
  8. Englishtodaymixture

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 CEmixtus‘mixed’perfect passive participle of misceō
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmixtūra‘a mixing’
  7. Old Frenchc. 842–1400misture
  8. Englishtodaymixture

Linked words

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

medley, 10 more

through Latin misceō ‘mix’

miscellaneous, melee, meddle, miscellany, mell, melange, 9 more

through Latin mixtus ‘mixed’

metis, mestizo, 7 more

Today it means

noun The act of mixing.

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

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

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