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missa.

Mass (eccl.);

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈmɪs.sa]Classical-Latin[ˈmis.sa]

  1. Mass; Christian eucharistic liturgy

    Ecclesiastical · Latin · declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *méyth₂eti Proto-Italic *meitō Old Latin mītō Latin mittō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin missiō Latin missa In use by the 6th century. Presumably from the phrase īte missa est (“go, the dismissal is made”) (said by a priest to dismiss the congregation after the service), where missa is Late Latin and Vulgar Latin, for missiō (“dismissal”), from mittō (“to discharge, release”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- (“to change; to exchange; to remove”)) + -tiō (suffix attached to verbs forming nouns relating to actions or their results). Alternatively, feminine of missus (“sent”) An older derivation (16th century, attributed to Luther) adduced Hebrew מַצָּה (matsá, “unleavened bread; oblation”) (compare English matzo), but this is no longer considered a tenable etymology.

verb

  1. inflection of missus: nominative/vocative feminine singular

    feminine · form-of · nominative · participle · singular · vocative

  2. inflection of missus: nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · participle · plural · vocative
Where this word comes from

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verb

  1. ablative feminine singular of missus

    ablative · feminine · form-of · participle · singular
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