Etymology of the English word massive
the English word
massivederived from the Old French word
massifderived 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 Old French word
massizderived 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)
Date
The earliest known usage of massive in English dates from the 15th century.
Cognates
Dutch
massief, French
massif, German
massiv, Lithuanian
masyvus, Norwegian
massiv, Russian
мaccивый, Swedish
massivUsage
Word found in Modern English
