Where does “missa” come from?

missa (Late Latin) comes from Latin missus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

missa (Late Latin): mass

Definitions

mass

Ancestry of “missa”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	missus	sent, having been sent, caused to go, having been...
2	Latin	-tus	Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
3	Proto-Italic	-tus	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	-tus	Derives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “missa”

maze
mazy
mazelike
Childermas
mazily
watermaze
maziness
mazement
mazeful
mazework
mase
Mass
misa
messa
messe
missa
ミサ
misdienaar
hoogmis
Kerstmis
dodenmis
mis
Pålsmässa
skilsmässa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →

missa — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer