Probably borrowed fromFrenchmesse. Compare alsoItalianmessa,GermanMesse. All fromLatinmissa(“dismissed”), fromite,missaest(“go, (the assembly) is dismissed”), last words of theRoman Rite of theCatholic Church.
ме́сса• (méssa) f inan (genitiveме́ссы,nominative pluralме́ссы,genitive pluralмесс)