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missus.

messenger; legate; sending (away); dispatch; shooting, discharge of missiles;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈmɪs.sʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈmis.sus]
  1. a sending, dispatching

    declension-4 · masculine
  2. a throwing, hurling, cast, shot

    declension-4 · masculine
  3. a round

    declension-4 · masculine
  4. a course

    declension-4 · masculine
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 *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin missus From mittō (“to send, to shoot, to let”) + -tus.

verb[ˈmɪs.sʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈmis.sus]
  1. sent, having been sent, caused to go, having been caused to go

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
  2. let go, having been let go, released, having been released, discharged, having been discharged

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
  3. thrown, having been thrown, hurled, having been hurled, cast, having been cast, launched, having been launched

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
  4. sent out, having been sent out, emitted, having been emitted

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
  5. uttered, having been uttered

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
  6. dismissed, having been dismissed, disregarded, having been disregarded

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
  7. put to an end, having been put to an end

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
Where this word comes from

Perfect passive participle of mittō (“send, dispatch”)

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