Message etymology

English

English word message comes from Proto-Indo-European *mith₂-, Latin ite, missa est

Etymology of message

Detailed word origin of message

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*mith₂- Proto-Indo-European (ine) to exchange, remove
ite, missa est Latin (lat)
missum Latin (lat)
missus Latin (lat)
missaticum Late Latin (LL)
message English (en) (intransitive) To send a message or messages; to be capable of sending messages.. (obsolete) To bear as a message.. To send (something) as a message; usually refers to electronic messaging.. To send a message to; to transmit a message to, e.g. as text via a cell phone. A communication, or what is communicated; any concept or information conveyed.. An underlying theme or conclusion to be [...]

Words with the same origin as message