Where does “dry mass” come from?

dry mass (English) comes from English Mass, from Middle English messe, from Old English mæsse, from Vulgar Latin messa, from Latin missa, from Latin missum, from Latin mittō, from Proto-Italic meitō — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...

dry mass (English): The mass of a rocket including its contents but without propellant

Definitions

  1. The mass of a rocket including its contents but without propellant

Ancestry of “dry mass”, step by step

dry mass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Mass

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMassThe principal liturgical service of the Church,...
2Middle EnglishmesseMass; The Eucharist; Holy Communion; The act of...
3Old Englishmæssemass
4Vulgar LatinmessaEucharist, dismissal; Eucharist; dismissal;...
5LatinmissaMass; Christian eucharistic liturgy; nominative...
6Latinmissumaccusative supine of mittō; inflection of...
7Latinmittōto send, dispatch, cause to go, let go, release, discharge
8Proto-Italicmeitōto put forth, put out
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyth₂-to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...

via English dry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdryFree from or lacking moisture; Unable to produce...
2Middle EnglishdryeDry; lacking wetness, humidity, or water; Not...
3Old Englishdrȳġedry; dry; parched, withered
4Proto-West Germanic*drūgidry
5Proto-Germanicdrūgizhard, solid; dry
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰerǵʰ-to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂-Every word from Proto-Italic meitōEvery word from Latin mittō