Etymology of the English word massless
the English word
masslessderived 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)
using the English suffix
-lessderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*lausazUsage
Word found in Modern English
