DictionaryRoot: mittere
Latin
mittere
send, let go, release
Forms
- mitt-
- miss- — Latin stem of the form meaning ‘sent’ or ‘released.’
Origin
Earlier ancestry is uncertain.
Note
Sending something involves releasing it from where it was held.
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noun
emissary
EM-ih-sair-ee/ˈemɪseri/
A representative sent on a mission.
Etymology
An emissary is literally someone sent out. The Latin noun named a scout or spy; the selected meaning retains the idea of a person dispatched on someone else’s mission.
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