mestare
Italian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *mixtāre[1][2], from Latin mixtus; less likely from a Vulgar Latin *miscitāre[3], as there is already an archaic or literary Italian word mescidare[4] or miscidare[5] which derives from this word (compare also Friulian messedâ, Venetian mesedar, Romansch maschadar, masdar). All of these terms ultimately stem from Latin misceō (“mix”).
Verb
mestare
- (transitive) to stir
- Synonyms: mescolare, rimescolare
- (intransitive) to plot or scheme
- Synonym: intrigare
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References
- ^ mestare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- ^ mestare in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
- ^ mestare in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- ^ mescidare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- ^ miscidare in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore