promiscuous
/pˈɹəʊmɪskwəs/PROH-mis-kwuhs
/pˈɹoʊmɪskwəs/PROH-mis-kwuhs
Meaningmixed forth
Common meaning: mixed without discrimination
- proforward; forth
- miscto mix, blendLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1149 · scan
- uousadjective ending: inclined to
‘forward’ + ‘to mix, blend’ → promiscuous
Journey through time
- Latinmisceō, miscuī, mixtum‘to mix, blend’
- Englishpromiscuous‘mixed without discrimination’ · today
pro- also in: promptpropelproblemproceedprocess
misc also in: miscellaneapromiscuously
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin misceō ‘to mix, blend’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry misceō, p. 1149 · dictionary scan
Roots
- misceō, miscuī, mixtum Latin “to mix, blend”
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