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English word origin

Etymology of mixed

From mix, equivalent to mix + -ed. Compare Middle English mixid (“mixed”, past participle), Old English miscode (“mixed”, preterite). More at mix. In adjectival use, reinforced by French mixte and/or Latin mixtus, past p

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Unnumbered source etymology · variant 1/2

Original entry ↗
adj

Having two or more separate aspects. · Not completely pure, tainted or adulterated. · Including both male(s) and female(s). · Stemming from two or more races or breeds.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From mix, equivalent to mix + -ed. Compare Middle English mixid (“mixed”, past participle), Old English miscode (“mixed”, preterite). More at mix. In adjectival use, reinforced by French mixte and/or Latin mixtus, past participle of misceō (“mix”), from the same Indo-European root as mix.

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Unnumbered source etymology · variant 2/2

Original entry ↗
verb

simple past and past participle of mix

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From mix, equivalent to mix + -ed. Compare Middle English mixid (“mixed”, past participle), Old English miscode (“mixed”, preterite). More at mix. In adjectival use, reinforced by French mixte and/or Latin mixtus, past participle of misceō (“mix”), from the same Indo-European root as mix.

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