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Etymology of the English word mixture

the English word mixture
derived from the Old French word mixture
derived from the Latin word mixtura
derived from the Latin word mixtus
derived from the Classical Latin word miscere (mix, mingle; embroil)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *meik-

Date

The earliest known usage of mixture in English dates from the 16th century.

Derivations in English

intermixture, admixture

Cognates

Dutch mixtuur, French mixture, German Mixtur, Italian mistura, Norwegian mikstur, Spanish mistura, Swedish mixtur

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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