Where does “mensa” come from?
mensa (English) comes from Latin mensa, from Latin mensus, from Latin metiri, from Latin metior, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
mensa (English): In planetary geology, a large mesa-like area of...
Definitions
- In planetary geology, a large mesa-like area of...
Ancestry of “mensa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | mensa | a table; a table of food; meal, course, feast; an... |
| 2 | Latin | mensus | measured, estimated; distributed |
| 3 | Latin | metiri | present active infinitive of mētior; to measure,... |
| 4 | Latin | metior | I measure or estimate; I distribute or mete out;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |