English
admass
From ad + mass, coined by British novelist J.
Ancient Greek μᾶζα ‘barley-cake, lump of dough’
Latin massa ‘lump, dough’
Anglo-Norman masse
Middle English masse ‘lump, quantity of matter’
English mass
The story
From ad + mass, coined by British novelist J.
Today it means
noun That part of society that is influenced by mass media advertising.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / admass