borrowed from Medieval Latin amalgamātus, past participle of amalgamāre "to combine (a metal) with mercury," verbal derivative of amalgama amalgam
verb
to unite in or as if in an amalgam; especially : to merge into a single body
mixminglecommingleblendmergecoalesceamalgamatefuse mean to combine into a more or less uniform whole. mix may or may not imply loss of each element's identity. mingle usually suggests that the elements are still somewhat distinguishable or separately active.