myEtymology.com: French etymology of christmas

Etymology of the French word christmas

the French word christmas

derived from the English word christmas

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)

derived from the English word Christ

derived from the Latin word Christus (Christ)

derived from the Greek word christos, χριστός

derived from the Greek word Khristos

derived from the Greek word khriein