Etymology of the English word christmas
the English word
christmasderived from the English word
massderived 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)
derived from the English word
Christderived from the Latin word
Christus (Christ)
derived from the Greek word
christos, χριστός
Derivations in other languages
French
christmasUsage
Word found in Modern English
