Where does “massaggio” come from?

massaggio (Italian) 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.

massaggio (Italian): massage; first-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. massage; first-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “massaggio”, 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 “massaggio

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ-
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