The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromμιξο-Λυδιος“half-Lydian”
- English todayMixolydian
From Ancient Greek μιξο-Λυδιος (mixo-Ludios, “half-Lydian”), from μιξο- (mixo-) (from base of μιγνυναι (mignunai, “to mix”)) + Λυδιος (Ludios, “Lydia (an ancient country in Asia Minor)”); named in reference to Lydian (another Greek mode).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.