English
Messia
Messia comes from Latin messiō ‘a reaping’, from metō ‘to mow, reap’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂met-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂met-‘to mow, reap’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*metōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmetō‘to mow, reap’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmessiō‘a reaping’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEMessia
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂met-‘to mow, reap’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*metōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmetō‘to mow, reap’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmessiō‘a reaping’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEMessia
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂met-
Today it means
name The Roman goddess of reaping.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂met- / Messia