English word mass comes from Latin mitto, and later Old English (ca. 450-1100) mæsse (Mass (mostly in Roman Catholic churches).)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| mitto | Latin (lat) | 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 (lat) | |
| missa | Late Latin (LL) | |
| *messa | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| mæsse | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Mass (mostly in Roman Catholic churches). |
| masse | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| mass | English (en) | (intransitive) To have a certain mass.. (transitive) To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into masses; to assemble. (bodybuilding) Excess body weight, especially in the form of muscle hypertrophy.. (in the plural) The lower classes of persons.. (medicine) A palpable or visible abnormal globular structure; a tumor.. (obsolete) Precious metal, [...] |