köken: Etymology tree Middle High German mischunge German Mischung From Middle High German mischunge, from Old High German miskunga. By surface analysis, mischen + -ung.
köken: Etymology tree Frankish *misklōn Frankish *misklingubor. Old French meslance Middle French melange French mélange Inherited from Middle French mélange, meslange, from Old French meslance, meslinges (“set of diverse elements”), apparently a borrowing from Frankish *misklingu (“mixture”), from Frankish *misklōn (“to mix”). Compare Old High German miskilunga (“mixture, mess”). Alternatively, derived…
köken: Borrowed from Medieval Latin amalgama (“mercury alloy”), from Arabic اَلْمَلْغَم (al-malḡam, “emollient poultice or unguent for sores”), from Ancient Greek μάλαγμα (málagma, “emollient”), from μαλάσσω (malássō, “to soften”), from μαλακός (malakós, “soft”).
köken: Etymology tree Esperanto miksi Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -atader. Occitan -adader. French -adebor. Esperanto -ad- Esperanto -o Esperanto -ado Esperanto miksado From miksi + -ado.