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English word origin

Etymology of remix

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English mix English remix From re- + mix.

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The source reports below are imported and unreviewed by *SET-U. Separate numbered origins and differing source variants are preserved; agreement within this extraction is not independent corroboration.

Unnumbered source etymology · variant 1/2

Original entry ↗
verb

To mix again. · To create a remix. · To rearrange or radically alter (a particular piece of music). · To modify (a work in any medium).

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

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English mix English remix From re- + mix.

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Unnumbered source etymology · variant 2/2

Original entry ↗
noun

A rearrangement of an older piece of music, possibly including various cosmetic changes. · A piece of music formed by combining existing pieces of music together, possibly including various other cosmetic changes

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

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English mix English remix From re- + mix.

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