metis

metis · noun, adjective¹

1. Latin · derived frommixtus“mixed”
2. Late Latin · derived frommixticius
3. French · borrowed frommétis
4. English todaymetis

Borrowed from French métis, from Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus (“mixed”). Akin to mestizo, which came from Spanish. More at Metis.

metis · noun²

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμῆτις
2. English todaymetis

From Ancient Greek μῆτις (mêtis).

Metis · proper noun, noun³

1. Late Latin · derived frommixtīcius
2. Old French · derived frommestis
3. French · borrowed frommétis
4. English todayMetis

Borrowed from French métis, from Old French mestis, from Late Latin mixtīcius. Métis originally referred to Francophone and Cree-speaking descendants of the French-Catholic Red River Métis in Manitoba. Compare metis, mestizo, mustee, and Mestee.

Metis · proper noun⁴

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμῆτις“wisdom”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΜῆτις
3. English todayMetis

From Ancient Greek Μῆτις (Mêtis) from Ancient Greek μῆτις (mêtis, “wisdom”).

Words from the same roots