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Old English word mæsse comes from Proto-Indo-European *mith₂-, Latin ite, missa est
*mith₂- (Proto-Indo-European)
ite, missa est (Latin)
mitto (Latin)
I announce, tell, report, send word, advise. I attend, guide, escort. I dismiss, disregard. I let or bring out, put or send forth, send out, emit; let blood, bleed; utter a sound, speak, say. I put an end to. I put out, extend, reach out (my hand). I send, cause to go, let go, release, discharge. I throw, hurl, cast, launch, send; throw down, sprinkle. I yield, furnish, produce, export.
missus (Latin)
missa (Late Latin)
messa (Vulgar Latin)
mæsse (Old English)
Mass (mostly in Roman Catholic churches).