Etymology of the French word message
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 message in French dates from the 11th century.
Derivations in French
messager -ère,
messagier,
messagerDerivations in other languages
English
message, Italian
messaggio, Portuguese
mensagem, Romanian
mesajCognates
Catalan
mitsatge, English
message, Italian
messaggioUsage
Word found in Old French
