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Etymology of the French word message

the Old French word message
derived from the Latin word missaticum
derived 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 meis
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 message in French dates from the 11th century.

Derivations in French

messager -ère, messagier, messager

Derivations in other languages

English message, Italian messaggio, Portuguese mensagem, Romanian mesaj

Cognates

Catalan mitsatge, English message, Italian messaggio

Usage

Word found in Old French



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