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
missa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin missus
| 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 |
via Latin missum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | missum | accusative supine of mittō; inflection of... |