The corpus record — Latin

Missus

Part., from mitto

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Where it lives

Agesilaus 1 · 7.2/10k
Pro M. Scauro 1 · 3.37/10k
De Bello Hispaniensi 2 · 3.3/10k
Epigrammata Ausonii de diversis rebus 1 · 2.74/10k
Adelphi 2 · 2.02/10k
Eunuchus 2 · 1.84/10k
Psychomachia 1 · 1.67/10k
Amores 2 · 1.28/10k
Nero 1 · 1.28/10k
Mercator 1 · 1.17/10k
Epitome Rerum Romanorum 3 · 1.14/10k
Phormio 1 · 0.92/10k

Densest 12 of 27 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

1. missus — Lewis & Short

missus, a, um,

Part., from mitto.

2. missus — Lewis & Short

missus, ūs, m.mitto,

I a sending away, a sending, despatching.

I Lit.

A missu Caesaris ad Ambiorigem ventitare consueverat, Caes. B. G. 5, 27: duas venisse legiones missu Caesaris, id. ib. 6, 7: Archippi regis missu, Verg. A. 7, 752: quae valido venit contorta falarica missu, Enn. ap. Non. 555, 15 (Ann. v. 534 Vahl.).—

B A throwing, hurling, launching: pilum, haud paulo quam hasta vehementius ictu missuque telum, Liv. 9, 19, 7 Weissenb. ad loc.: telorum, Auct. B. Hisp. 17, 3; 31, 1.—

II Transf.

A A cast, a shot: vix absunt nobis missus bis mille sagittae, Lucr. 4, 408.—

B In the public games, a course, a round, a heat: spectaculum multiplicatis missibus in serum produxit, Suet. Ner. 22; id. Dom. 4: unus est missus qui ordinarius dicitur, Schol. Juv. 11, 193.—

C At table, a course: novem libras carnis per tres missus ponebat, Capitol. Pert. 12; Lampr. Heliog. 30.

Where it came from

Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. missus (scan p. 431; entry #6943).

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