Where does “measuring” come from?
Measuring derives from Middle English mesuren, from Old French mesurer, from Latin mensurare, from mensura meaning a measuring or dimension.
measuring (English): Present participle and gerund of measure; Act of...
Definitions
- Present participle and gerund of measure; Act of...
Ancestry of “measuring”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
Words derived from “measuring”