mestizo
English
/mɛsˈti.zoʊ/
noun
Definitions
- A person of mixed ancestry, especially one of Spanish and Native American heritage.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian mestizo derived from Latin mixticius, mixtus (mixed).
Origin
Latin
mixtus
Gloss
mixed
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- mesteso English
- mix English
- *ammixticō Latin
- *mixticāre Latin
- *mixticō Latin
- *mixtāre Latin
- animālia mixta Latin
- mixticius Latin
- mixticius, mixticĭus Latin
- mixtus Latin
- misto Italian
- mixte French
- métis French
- mestizaje Spanish, Castilian
- mestizo Spanish, Castilian
- mesto Spanish, Castilian
- mixto Spanish, Castilian
- σύμμεικτος Ancient Greek
- *meyḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- mestiço Portuguese
- misto Portuguese
- mikse Norwegian Nynorsk
- mestif Old French
- mixte Old French
- misto Galician
- amesteca Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- mistreț Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- mestiso Cebuano
- mestiso Tagalog
- mestis Middle French
- mesto Old Portuguese
- amestar Asturian