Where does “measurableness” come from?
measurableness (English) comes from English measurable, from English measure, from Middle English mesure, from Old French mesure, from Latin mēnsūra, from Latin mētior, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
measurableness (English): Quality of being measurable
Definitions
- Quality of being measurable
Ancestry of “measurableness”, step by step
measurableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English measurable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | measurable | Able to be measured; Of significant importance;... |
| 2 | English | measure | A prescribed quantity or extent; The act or... |
| 3 | Middle English | mesure | — |
| 4 | Old French | mesure | — |
| 5 | Latin | mēnsūra | measure; a measuring |
| 6 | Latin | mētior | to measure or estimate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |