Where does “masso-” come from?

masso- (English) comes from French massage, from French masser, from Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα, from Ancient Greek μάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ǵyéti, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ- — to knead, stroke.

masso- (English): massage

Definitions

  1. massage

Ancestry of “masso-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmassagephysical massage
2Frenchmasserto massage
3Latinmassamass, bulk; load, burden; dough
4Ancient Greekμᾶζαbarley-bread or cake
5Ancient Greekμάσσωto handle, work with my hands, knead; to wipe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ǵyéti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ǵ-to knead, stroke

Words derived from “masso-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ǵyéti →Every word from Ancient Greek μάσσω →
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