Where does “dimension” come from?

Dimension comes from Latin dimensio, meaning a measuring out, from Latin dimensus, the past participle of Latin dimetior, to measure, from Latin dis- and a root from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁, two.

dimension (English): A single aspect of a given thing; A measure of...

Definitions

  1. A single aspect of a given thing; A measure of...

Ancestry of “dimension”, step by step

dimension traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin dimensio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindimensiomeasuring; measurement; dimension
2Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
3Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Translingual dim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingualdim

Words derived from “dimension

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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