Where does “premeasure” come from?
premeasure (English) comes from English measure, from Middle English mesure, from Old French mesure, from Latin mēnsūra, from Latin mētior, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
premeasure (English): To measure in advance
Definitions
- To measure in advance
Ancestry of “premeasure”, step by step
premeasure traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English measure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |