Etymology of the French word mêler
the French word
mêlerderived from the Latin word
miscularederived from the Classical Latin word
miscere (mix, mingle; embroil)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*meik-Date
The earliest known usage of mêler in French dates from the 10th century.
Derivations in French
mélange,
melange,
mêlee,
mêlable,
mêlement,
mêlée,
entremêler,
mêle-tout,
remêler,
démêler,
sang-mêlé,
emmêlerCognates
Dutch
mêleren, English
mix, German
meliert, German
mischen, Italian
mischiare, Norwegian
melert, Polish
mieszać, Portuguese
mesclar, Russian
мешать, Spanish
mezclar, Swedish
melerad, Yiddish
mishn
