Etymology of the English word groundmass
the English word
groundmassderived from the English word
groundderived from the English word
grindderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghrendh-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghrendh-derived 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)
Usage
Word found in Modern English