Miscellany
/mɪˈsɛl.ə.ni/noun
A collection of various things of different kinds.
Did you know?Miscellany ultimately comes from the same Latin root as *miscible* and *miscellaneous*, tied to the idea of things being mixed together rather than magically unified.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
miscellanea
“A collection of mixed things; odds and ends”
Late Latin
Latin
miscellaneus
“Mixed, of various kinds”
16th Century
English
miscellany
“A mixture or collection of diverse items”
Modern English
English
miscellany
“A collection of various things or writings of different kinds”
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