Etymology

mixis

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Today it means: reproduction by the fusion of gametes Full definition →

Ancient Greek μίξις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμίξις“mingling”
  2. English todaymixis

From Ancient Greek μίξις (míxis, “mingling”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekμίξις all →

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