Etymology

panmictic

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Today it means: Of, or pertaining to panmixia. Full definition →

New Latin panmicticus ← Ancient Greek παν- ← Latin -ia
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  1. Latin · derived from-ia
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromπαν-“every, all”
  3. New Latin · borrowed frompanmicticus
  4. English todaypanmictic

From New Latin panmicticus, from Ancient Greek παν- (pan-, “every, all”) + μίξις (míxis, “mixing, mingling”) + Latin -ia.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπαν- all →

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