Etymology of the English word amass
the English word
amassderived from the Old French word
amasserderived from the Old French word
massederived from the Old French word
masserderived from the Latin word
massa (mace; club; mass, bulk; heavy weight)
derived from the Greek word
maza, μᾶζα
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mag- (kneading)
derived from the Vulgar Latin word
mattea (dainty dish)
using the French prefix
a-derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
Date
The earliest known usage of amass in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
amassed,
amassingUsage
Word found in Modern English
