Etymograph

English

masser

From mass + -er.

A compound of mass + -er

Ancient Greek μᾶζα ‘barley-cake, lump of dough’

Latin massa ‘lump, dough’

Anglo-Norman masse

Middle English masse ‘lump, quantity of matter’

English mass

Today it means

noun A priest who celebrates Mass

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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