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Where does “nonmeasurable” come from?

nonmeasurable (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.

nonmeasurable (English): Not measurable; Something that cannot be measured

Definitions

  1. Not measurable; Something that cannot be measured

Ancestry of “nonmeasurable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmeasurableAble to be measured; Of significant importance;...
2EnglishmeasureA prescribed quantity or extent; The act or...
3Middle Englishmesure—
4Old Frenchmesure—
5Latinmēnsūra—
6Latinmētior—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →