Where does “hypermeasure” come from?
hypermeasure (English) comes from English measure, from Middle English mesure, from Old French mesure, from Latin mēnsūra, from Latin mētior, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
hypermeasure (English): A unit in which each regular measure is one beat (actually hyperbeat) of a larger meter
Definitions
- A unit in which each regular measure is one beat (actually hyperbeat) of a larger meter
Ancestry of “hypermeasure”, step by step
hypermeasure traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English measure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | measure | A prescribed quantity or extent; The act or... |
| 2 | Middle English | mesure | — |
| 3 | Old French | mesure | — |
| 4 | Latin | mēnsūra | measure; a measuring |
| 5 | Latin | mētior | to measure or estimate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
via English hyper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hyper | hyperactive; energetic; overly diligent;... |