Where does “massness” come from?
massness (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...
massness (English): The quality of being a part of a mass; The...
Definitions
- The quality of being a part of a mass; The...
Ancestry of “massness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | meitō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meyth₂- | to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to... |