promiscuus
Latin
adj
Definitions
- not separate or distinct, mixed; mutual, shared
- indiscriminate, promiscuous
- (grammar) epicene
- common, usual, general
Etymology
Affix from Latin 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
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- mixer English
- *misc(u)lāre, *misculare Latin
- *misc(u)lō, *misculo Latin
- *miscitāre Latin
- *misclāre Latin
- *misculāre Latin
- *misculō Latin
- admisceo Latin
- commisceo Latin
- emisceo Latin
- immisceo Latin
- impermisceo Latin
- intermisceo Latin
- misc(u)lāre, *misc(u)lō, *misculo Latin
- miscellaneus Latin
- misceō Latin
- mistio Latin
- mistura Latin
- mixticius Latin
- mixtus Latin
- mixtūra Latin
- permisceo Latin
- remisceo Latin
- mescolare Italian
- ἀμιξία Ancient Greek
- ἐπιμείγνυμι Ancient Greek
- *meyǵ- Proto-Indo-European
- *meyḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *meyḱ-sko- Proto-Indo-European
- *miǵ-sḱeti Proto-Indo-European
- *miḱ-sḱé- Proto-Indo-European
- *miskijaną Proto-Germanic
- *měsiti Proto-Slavic
- meslee Old French
- conmesca Old Irish
- mescae Old Irish
- *miskati Proto-Celtic
- *miskos Proto-Celtic
- mescu Aromanian
- miscliçâ Friulian
- *-ingo Frankish
- ʾmyhtn Middle Persian
- *meik-sko Proto-Albanian
- *smeid-sko Proto-Albanian
- *máiśīˀtei Proto-Balto-Slavic