Etymology

massic

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Today it means: Relating to mass. Full definition →

French massique ← Latin massicus
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  1. Latin · derived frommassicus
  2. French · borrowed frommassique
  3. English todaymassic

Borrowed from French massique, from Latin massicus, from massa (“mass”). By surface analysis, mass + -ic.

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