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Where does “commensurate” come from?

Commensurate comes from Latin commensurate, derived from com- and mensuratus, ultimately tracing to Latin cum meaning with or together.

commensurate (English): Of a proportionate or similar measurable...

Definitions

  1. Of a proportionate or similar measurable...

Ancestry of “commensurate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincommēnsūrātus—
2Latincom-allomorph of con-
3Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
4Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
5Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
6Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “commensurate”

  • incommensurate
  • commensurately
  • incommensurateness
  • incommensurately
  • commensurateness
  • discommensurate
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