Reconstruction:Latin/mixticare

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From mixtus (“mixed”) +‎ -icāre (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪstɪˈkare/

Verb

*mixticare (Proto-Romance)

1. mix

Reconstruction notes

Descendants show freq. prefixation with ad-.

Descendants

• Balkan Romance:
  • Aromanian: (a)misticari
  • Romanian: mesteca
• Dalmatian:
  • mescur
• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: mesticare, misticare (archaic?)

    Arcevia: mistigà

  • Neapolitan: ammistecà (Abruzzo)
  • Sicilian: misticari

References

• Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911) “*mĭxtĭcāre”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 411