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

  1. In planetary geology, a large mesa-like area of...

Ancestry of “mensa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmensaa table; a table of food; meal, course, feast; an...
2Latinmensusmeasured, estimated; distributed
3Latinmetiripresent active infinitive of mētior; to measure,...
4LatinmetiorI measure or estimate; I distribute or mete out;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Latin metior →Every word from Latin metiri →