Where does “massaviihde” come from?
massaviihde (Finnish) comes from Finnish massa, from Swedish mässa, from Old Norse messa, from Latin missa, from Latin missum, from Latin mittō, from Proto-Italic meitō, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...
massaviihde (Finnish): mass entertainment, mass media entertainment
Definitions
- mass entertainment, mass media entertainment
Ancestry of “massaviihde”, step by step
massaviihde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish massa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | massa | mass; bulk; paste |
| 2 | Swedish | mässa | a mass; an exhibition, an expo; to mass, to... |
| 3 | Old Norse | messa | mass, church service; to say mass |
| 4 | Latin | missa | Mass; Christian eucharistic liturgy; nominative... |
| 5 | Latin | missum | accusative supine of mittō; inflection of... |
| 6 | Latin | mittō | to send, dispatch, cause to go, let go, release, discharge |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | meitō | to put forth, put out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meyth₂- | to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to... |