Where does “measuringly” come from?
measuringly (English) comes from English measuring, from English measure, from Middle English mesure, from Old French mesure, from Latin mēnsūra, from Latin mētior, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
measuringly (English): So as to measure or evaluate
Definitions
- So as to measure or evaluate
Ancestry of “measuringly”, step by step
measuringly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English measuring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | measuring | Present participle and gerund of measure; Act of... |
| 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 |