Etymology

missional

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to a religious mission; missionary. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English mission ← Latin missiō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*méyth₂eti
  4. Proto-Italic*meitō
  5. Old Latinmītō
  6. Latinmittō
  7. Latinmissiō
  8. Englishmission
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. English todaymissional

From mission + -al.

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