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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mass | The principal liturgical service of the Church,... |
| 2 | Middle English | messe | Mass; The Eucharist; Holy Communion; The act of... |
| 3 | Old English | mæsse | mass |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | messa | Eucharist, dismissal; Eucharist; dismissal;... |
| 5 | Latin | missa | Mass; Christian eucharistic liturgy; nominative... |
| 6 | Latin | missum | accusative supine of mittō; inflection of... |
| 7 | Latin | mittō | to send, dispatch, cause to go, let go, release, discharge |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | meitō | to put forth, put out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meyth₂- | to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to... |
via English dry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dry | Free from or lacking moisture; Unable to produce... |
| 2 | Middle English | drye | Dry; lacking wetness, humidity, or water; Not... |
| 3 | Old English | drȳġe | dry; dry; parched, withered |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *drūgi | dry |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | drūgiz | hard, solid; dry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰerǵʰ- | to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |