Etymology of the English word messenger
the English word
messengerderived from the French word
messagerderived from the Old French word
messagederived from the Latin word
missaticumderived from the Late Latin word
missus (messenger; legate; sending; dispatch; shooting)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
mittere (to send; send, throw, hurl)
derived from the Old French word
meisderived from the Late Latin word
missus (messenger; legate; sending; dispatch; shooting)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
mittere (to send; send, throw, hurl)
derived from the Old French word
messagierderived from the Old French word
messagederived from the Latin word
missaticumderived from the Late Latin word
missus (messenger; legate; sending; dispatch; shooting)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
mittere (to send; send, throw, hurl)
derived from the Old French word
meisderived from the Late Latin word
missus (messenger; legate; sending; dispatch; shooting)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
mittere (to send; send, throw, hurl)
Date
The earliest known usage of messenger in English dates from the 13th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
