myEtymology.com: English etymology of massed

Etymology of the English word massed

the English word massed

derived from the English word mass

derived from the Old French word masse

derived from the Old French word masser

derived 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)