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English word -mas comes from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ǵ-, English messe, and later Latin massa (Dough. Load, burden. Lump. Mass, bulk (of material).)

*meh₂ǵ- (Proto-Indo-European)

messe (English)

μάσσω (Ancient Greek)

messe (Old English)

μᾶζα (Ancient Greek)

massa (Latin)

Dough. Load, burden. Lump. Mass, bulk (of material).

mass (English)

(Christianity) Celebration of the Eucharist.. (Christianity) The Eucharist, now especially in Roman Catholicism.. (Christianity, usually as the Mass) The sacrament of the Eucharist.. A musical setting of parts of the mass. Involving a mass of people; of, for, or by the masses.. Involving a mass of things; concerning a large quantity or number. (intransitive) To have a certain mass.. [...]

-mas (English)

A holiday, sacred day.

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