Etymology

miscellanea

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Today it means: A miscellaneous collection of different things; a miscellany. Full definition →

Latin miscellānea
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miscellanea · noun1

  1. Latin · borrowed frommiscellānea
  2. English todaymiscellanea

Borrowed from Latin miscellānea, neuter plural of miscellāneus, from miscellus (“mixed”), from misceō (“to mix”).

miscellanea · noun2

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Words from the same roots

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