ite missa est

== Latin == === Etymology === One of the oldest formulae of the Roman Rite, recorded in Ordo I (7th or 8th century). The form missa is an adoption of spoken Late Latin for missiō (“dismissal”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈiː.tɛ ˈmɪs.sa ˈɛst] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈiː.te ˈmis.sa ˈɛst] === Phrase === īte missa est (Ecclesiastical Latin) go, the dismissal is made ==== Descendants ==== Ecclesiastical Latin: missa (“mass”), missāle (“missal”) ==== References ==== Fortescue, A. (1910), Ite Missa Est, The Catholic Encyclopedia, New York: Robert Appleton Company.