Where does “messa” come from?
messa (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål messe, from English mess, from Middle English mes, from Old French mes, from Latin magis, from Dutch magisch, from Dutch magie, from French magie.
messa (Norwegian Bokmål): definite feminine singular of messe; inflection...
Definitions
- definite feminine singular of messe; inflection...
Ancestry of “messa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | messe | Mass; a trade fair; a mess |
| 2 | English | mess | A disagreeable mixture or confusion of things;... |
| 3 | Middle English | mes | serving |
| 4 | Old French | mes | but; my |
| 5 | Latin | magis | more; more greatly; better |
| 6 | Dutch | magisch | magical, controlled or determined by supernatural... |
| 7 | Dutch | magie | magic, sorcery ; hence supernatural occurrences... |
| 8 | French | magie | magic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;... |
| 9 | Middle French | magie | — |
| 10 | Latin | magīa | — |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | μαγεία | — |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | Μάγος | magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,... |
| 13 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎦𐏁 | priest |
| 14 | Proto-Iranian | magúš | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | magʰúš | — |