Etymology

amass

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Today it means: To collect into a mass or heap. Full definition →

Middle English *amassen ← Anglo-Norman amasser ← Medieval Latin amassāre
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromamassāre
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromamasser
  3. Middle English · inherited from*amassen
  4. English todayamass

From Middle English *amassen (found only as Middle English massen (“to amass”)), from Anglo-Norman amasser, from Medieval Latin amassāre, from ad + massa (“lump, mass”). See mass.

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