Etymology of the Latin word missio
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)
Derivations in other languages
French
mission, Italian
missiologia, Italian
missione, Portuguese
missão, Portuguese
missioneiro, Spanish
misión
