The Latin word for Mass is Missa.
yes it does ,mass =mission
Latin
Yes, the word "massacre" has the prefix "mass-" which comes from the Latin word "massa" meaning lump or mass.
a continent
Continent!
electricus, electrica, electricum
Do you mean what is the Latin word for "first?" Primus.
if you mean "what does it mean, it means "mass, or heap."
Primus
Its comes from the Latin word missa meaning 'dismissal
When Vatican II allowed the Mass to be said in the vernacular the bishops translating the text of the Mass from Latin to English took a very casual approach to the translation. They did not translate the Mass word for word and paraphrased much of it so much of the original meaning and intent was lost. The new translation being introduced on the first Sunday of Latin in 2011 actually returns the English speaking Church back to the original English translation used back in the mid to late 1960s and more closely follows the Latin of the Tridentine Mass.