Commixture comes from Latin commixtura ('a mingling'), from commixtus, past participle of commiscere ('to mix together'), from com- ('together') + miscere ('to mix'). The historical trail runs through commixtura in Latin and miscere in Latin. Morphologically, commixture is transparent: it draws on Latin commixtura ('a mingling'), from commixtus, past participle of commiscere ('to mix together'), from com- ('together') + miscere ('to mix'). Used as a noun, commixture now means "a mixture or the act of blending things together", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as commix, mixture, admixture, and mix. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.