Historically, however, there have been other etymological explanations of the noun that claim not to derive from the formula . Fortescue (1910) cites older, "fanciful" etymological explanations, notably a latinization of Hebrew () "unleavened bread; oblation", a derivation favoured in the 16th century by Reuchlin and Luther, or Greek "initiation", or even Germanic "assembly". The French historian Du Cange in 1678 reported "various opinions on the origin" of the noun "Mass", including the derivation from Hebrew (), here attributed to Caesar Baronius. The Hebrew derivation is learned speculation from 16th-century philology; medieval authorities did derive the noun from the verb , but not in connection with the formula .De vocabuli origine variæ sunt Scriptorum sententiæ. Hanc enim quidam, ut idem Baronius, ab Hebræo Missah, id est, oblatio, arcessunt : alii a mittendo, quod nos mittat ad Deum Du Cange, et al., Glossarium mediae et infimae latinitatis, éd. augm., Niort : L. Favre, 1883‑1887, t. 5, col. 412b, s.v. 4. missa. Thus, (9th century)De divinis officiis, formerly attributed to Alcuin but now dated to the late 9th or early 10th century, partly based on the works of Amalarius and Remigius of Auxerre. M.-H. Jullien and F. Perelman, Clavis Scriptorum Latinorum Medii Aevii. Auctores Galliae 735–987. II: Alcuin, 1999, 133ff.; R. Sharpe, A Handlist of the Latin Writers of Great Britain and Ireland before 1540 (1997, p. 45) attributes the entire work to Remigius. explains the word as ("from 'sending', because it sends us towards God"),In Migne, PL 101: Alcuinus Incertus, De divinis officiis, caput XL, De celebratione missae et eius significatione (1247A) while Rupert of Deutz (early 12th century) derives it from a "dismissal" of the "enmities which had been between God and men" ().This explanation is attributed by Du Cange to Gaufridus S Barbarae in Neustria (Godfrey of Saint Victor, fl. 1175), but it is found in the earlier De divinis officiis by Rupert of Deutz (Rupertus Tuitiensis), caput XXIII, De ornatu altaris vel templi: Sacrosanctum altaris ministerium idcirco, ut dictum est, missa dicitur, quia ad placationem inimicitiarum, quae erant inter Deum et homines, sola valens et idonea mittitur legatio. PL 170, 52A.
Historically however there have been other etymological explanations of the noun that claim not to derive from the formula  Fortescue (1910) cites older "fanciful" etymological explanations notably a latinization of Hebrew () "unleavened bread; oblation" a derivation favoured in the 16th century by Reuchlin and Luther or Greek "initiation" or even Germanic "assembly" The French historian Du Cange in 1678 reported "various opinions on the origin" of the noun "Mass" including the derivation from Hebrew () here attributed to Caesar Baronius The Hebrew derivation is learned speculation from 16th-century philology; medieval authorities did derive the noun from the verb  but not in connection with the formula De vocabuli origine variæ sunt Scriptorum sententiæ Hanc enim quidam ut idem Baronius ab Hebræo Missah id est oblatio arcessunt  alii a mittendo quod nos mittat ad Deum Du Cange et al Glossarium mediae et infimae latinitatis éd augm Niort  L Favre 1883‑1887 t 5 col 412b sv 4 missa Thus (9th century)De divinis officiis formerly attributed to Alcuin but now dated to the late 9th or early 10th century partly based on the works of Amalarius and Remigius of Auxerre M-H Jullien and F Perelman Clavis Scriptorum Latinorum Medii Aevii Auctores Galliae 735–987 II Alcuin 1999 133ff; R Sharpe A Handlist of the Latin Writers of Great Britain and Ireland before 1540 (1997 p 45) attributes the entire work to Remigius explains the word as ("from 'sending' because it sends us towards God")In Migne PL 101 Alcuinus Incertus De divinis officiis caput XL De celebratione missae et eius significatione (1247A) while Rupert of Deutz (early 12th century) derives it from a "dismissal" of the "enmities which had been between God and men" ()This explanation is attributed by Du Cange to Gaufridus S Barbarae in Neustria (Godfrey of Saint Victor fl 1175) but it is found in the earlier De divinis officiis by Rupert of Deutz (Rupertus Tuitiensis) caput XXIII De ornatu altaris vel templi Sacrosanctum altaris ministerium idcirco ut dictum est missa dicitur quia ad placationem inimicitiarum quae erant inter Deum et homines sola valens et idonea mittitur legatio PL 170 52A