Etymology

mixture

mix·ture
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Today it means: The act of mixing. Full definition →

Old French misture ← Latin mixtūra
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  1. Latin · derived frommixtūra“a mixing”
  2. Old French · derived frommisture
  3. English todaymixture

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French misture, from Latin mixtūra (“a mixing”), from mixtus, perfect passive participle of misceō (“mix”); compare mix.

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