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Where does “missa” come from?

missa (Latin) comes from Latin missum, from Latin mittō, from Proto-Italic meitō, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...

missa (Latin): Mass; Christian eucharistic liturgy; nominative...

Definitions

  1. Mass; Christian eucharistic liturgy; nominative...

Ancestry of “missa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmissumaccusative supine of mittō; inflection of...
2Latinmittō—
3Proto-Italicmeitō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyth₂-to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...

Words derived from “missa”

  • maze
  • mazy
  • mazelike
  • Childermas
  • mazily
  • watermaze
  • maziness
  • kirmess
  • mazement
  • mazeful
  • mazework
  • missificate
  • mase
  • kermesse
  • Mass
  • messe
  • Messdiener
  • Messdienerin
  • Buchmesse
  • Messe
  • Kirmes
  • Messbuch
  • missa
  • 彌撒
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