mêler

French

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to mix
  • (reflexive) to meddle in, to interfere in, to mix get mixed up in
  • (card games) to shuffle.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French mesler inherited from Old French mesler inherited from Latin *misc(u)lāre, *misculare, misceō (mix, I mix) root from Proto-Indo-European *meyḱ- (mix, knead).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*meyḱ-

Gloss

mix, knead

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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