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mittere
Latin · ancient
"to send"
to send, with irregular past participle missus
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missio
Latin · ancient
"a sending"
a sending, from mittere
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mission
English · 1590s
"an important assignment given to a person or group"
settled as the English word for an important assignment or task sent forth
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