Where does “Message” come from?

Message (German) comes from English message, from Old French message, from Latin missāticum, from Latin missus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

Message (German): message a theme or idea that someone promotes

Definitions

  1. message a theme or idea that someone promotes

Ancestry of “Message”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmessageA communication, or what is communicated; any...
2Old Frenchmessagemessage; messenger
3Latinmissāticummessage
4Latinmissussent, having been sent, caused to go, having been...
5Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
6Proto-Italic-tus
7Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin missus
Message — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer