Etymology

missive

miss·ive
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Today it means: A written message; a letter, note or memo. Full definition →

Medieval Latin missīvus
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  1. Medieval Latin · learned borrowing frommissīvus
  2. English todaymissive

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin missīvus, from mittō (“to send”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.