mestis

Middle French

adjective

Definitions

mixed-race or of mixed descent

Etymology

Inherited from Old French mestif inherited from Latin mixticius, mixtus (mixed).

Origin

Latin

mixtus

Gloss

mixed

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Mestee 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
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
mesto Old Portuguese
amestar Asturian