myEtymology.com: English etymology of massy

Etymology of the English word massy

the English word massy

using the English suffix -y

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)