Where does “mission” come from?
Mission comes from Latin missionem, the accusative form of missio, derived from Latin missus (sent) and the suffix -tio, ultimately tracing to the Proto-Indo-European root mey- meaning to change or go.
mission (English): A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty;...
Definitions
- A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty;...
Ancestry of “mission”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | missiō | sending, mission |
| 2 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 3 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 4 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 5 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |