Miscible
/ˈmɪs.ɪ.bəl/noun
Able to be mixed together, especially in liquid form.
Did you know?Miscible comes from Latin *miscēre* (“to mix”), the same ancient root behind *promiscuous* and *miscellaneous*—words that all began as ideas of mixing, not moral judgment.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*meik-
“to mix, mingle”
Latin
Latin
miscēre
“to mix, blend, stir together”
Late Latin
Latin
miscibilis
“capable of being mixed”
Late Middle English
English
miscible
“able to be mixed”
Modern English
English
miscible
“able to be mixed together, especially in liquid form”
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