Etymology of the English word mission
the English word
missionderived from the Old French word
missionderived from the Latin word
missio (mission, sending; dismissal)
derived 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 mission in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
missionize,
missiologyCognates
Dutch
missie, French
mission, German
Mission, Italian
missione, Lithuanian
misija, Norwegian
misjon, Polish
misja, Russian
миccия, Swedish
missionUsage
Word found in Modern English
