Admixture
/ədˈmɪks.tʃər/noun
A substance formed by mixing another substance with something else; a mixture or addition.
Did you know?Its core comes from Latin *miscere* “to mix,” the same ancient root behind words for mixing, blending, and even emotional “mishmash” in later descendants.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*meik-
“to mix, blend”
Latin
Latin
miscere
“to mix, mingle”
Latin
Latin
admixtio
“a mixing in, addition by mixing”
Old French
Old French
admixtion
“a mixture, admixture”
Middle English
English
admixtioun
“an act or instance of mixing in”
Modern English
English
admixture
“a mixture added to something else”
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