Mélange
/meɪˈlɑːnʒ/noun
A mixture or medley of different things.
Did you know?Mélange comes through French from a Latin root meaning “to mix,” the same ancient idea behind words like mingle and medley—proof that language itself is an endless spell of blending.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*meygʰ-
“to mix, mingle”
Latin
Latin
miscēre
“to mix, blend, stir”
Late Latin
Latin
miscellāre
“to mix together”
Old French
Old French
meslanger / meslangier
“to mix, mingle”
Middle French
French
mélange
“a mixture, medley”
Modern English
English
mélange
“a mixture or medley, especially of diverse elements”