Where does “measurable” come from?
Measurable comes from Old French mesurable, meaning "able to be measured."
measurable (English): Able to be measured; Of significant importance;...
Definitions
- Able to be measured; Of significant importance;...
Ancestry of “measurable”, step by step
| 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 | — |
| 5 | Latin | mētior | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
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