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Etymology of the Latin word missa

the Latin word missa (Mass)
derived from the Medieval Latin word mittere (to send; send, throw, hurl)

Derivations in Latin

missalis

Derivations in other languages

Albanian meshë, English Mass, Portuguese missa, Romanian misă, Spanish misa

Usage

Word found in Vulgar Latin, Late Latin, Church Latin



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