Etymology of the English word landmass
the English word
landmassderived from the English word
landderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*landanderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*lendh-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
