Where does “missional” come from?
Missional derives from English mission, which comes from Latin missio, a noun formation from the root mey- meaning to send.
missional (English): Of or pertaining to a religious mission;...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to a religious mission;...
Ancestry of “missional”, step by step
missional traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mission
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mission | A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty;... |
| 2 | Latin | missiō | sending, mission |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Latin missionālis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | missionālis | mission, missionary |