mix
n. countablen. a combination of different things, people, or ideas. In music, it can also mean a collection of songs put together in a specific order.
n. a combination of diverse elements, individuals, or qualities; in a musical context, a sequence of tracks edited or blended into a continuous recording.
The party had a great mix of people from different countries.
The DJ uploaded a new hour-long mix to the website for his fans to enjoy.
The architect's latest design features a bold mix of industrial steel and warm timber, creating a space that feels both modern and inviting.
From Middle English mixen (attested in past tense as mixed, myxyd), from Old English mixian, miscian, from Proto-West Germanic miskijan, from Proto-Germanic miskijaną, from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-sḱé-ti, from meyǵ-, meyḱ- (“to mix”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian miskje (“to mix, blend”), Middle Dutch mischen (“to mix”), Low German misken, mischen (“to mix”), Old High German miskian, miskēn (“to mix”) (German mischen), Welsh mysgu (“to mix”), Latin misceō (“mix”), Ancient Greek μῑ́γνῡμῐ (mī́gnūmĭ, “to mix”), Old Church Slavonic мѣсити (měsiti, “to mix”), Lithuanian mišti and maišyti (“to mix”), Sanskrit मिश्र (miśra, “mixed”), Persian آمیختن (âmixtan, “to mix”), Old English māsc (“mixture, mash”). More at mash.
A merger of a nominal use of the verb and a borrowing from Anglo-Norman mixte, from Latin mixtus, past participle of misceō (“mix”). Nowadays regarded automatically as the nominal form of the verb.
Often followed by the preposition 'of' when describing a combination of items.