Etymology of the French word mission
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 French dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in French
missionnaire,
missionnerDerivations in other languages
English
missionCognates
Dutch
missie, English
mission, German
Mission, Italian
missione, Lithuanian
misija, Norwegian
misjon, Polish
misja, Russian
миccия, Swedish
missionUsage
Word found in Old French
