Where does “massiness” come from?
massiness (English) comes from English massy, from English Mass, from Middle English messe, from Old English mæsse, from Vulgar Latin messa, from Latin missa, from Latin missum, from Latin mittō — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...
massiness (English): The state or quality of being massy;...
Definitions
- The state or quality of being massy;...
Ancestry of “massiness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | massy | Heavy; massive; Pronunciation spelling of mercy;... |
| 2 | English | Mass | The principal liturgical service of the Church,... |
| 3 | Middle English | messe | Mass; The Eucharist; Holy Communion; The act of... |
| 4 | Old English | mæsse | mass |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | messa | Eucharist, dismissal; Eucharist; dismissal;... |
| 6 | Latin | missa | Mass; Christian eucharistic liturgy; nominative... |
| 7 | Latin | missum | accusative supine of mittō; inflection of... |
| 8 | Latin | mittō | to send, dispatch, cause to go, let go, release, discharge |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | meitō | to put forth, put out |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | meyth₂- | to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to... |