verb
misc
misc (Second-person singular active imperative)
Meaning
- Pranestine form of misceō (“to mix”)
c. 250-235 BCE, Inscription on a bronze casket
misc sane Well then, mix away!
Origins
Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Italic *mi(k)skō. Unlike Latin misceō, which was remodeled as a second-conjugation verb, the Praenestine term may preserve the original third-conjugation form. The issue hinges upon whether the term reflects underlying miscē or miscĕ. In the former case, it would reflect a second-conjugation verb, whereas in the latter it would represent a third-conjugation form.