Where does “misa” come from?

misa (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese missa, from Old Portuguese missa, 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...

misa (Kabuverdianu): mass (religion: celebration of the Eucharist)

Definitions

  1. mass (religion: celebration of the Eucharist)

Ancestry of “misa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemissamass
2Old Portuguesemissamass
3LatinmissaMass; Christian eucharistic liturgy; nominative...
4Latinmissumaccusative supine of mittō; inflection of...
5Latinmittōto send, dispatch, cause to go, let go, release, discharge
6Proto-Italicmeitōto put forth, put out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyth₂-to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂-Every word from Proto-Italic meitōEvery word from Latin mittō
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