Where does “semimeasure” come from?

semimeasure (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.

semimeasure (English): A function that assigns a non-negative number to...

Definitions

  1. A function that assigns a non-negative number to...

Ancestry of “semimeasure”, step by step

semimeasure traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English measure

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmeasureA prescribed quantity or extent; The act or...
2Middle Englishmesure—
3Old Frenchmesure—
4Latinmēnsūrameasure; a measuring
5Latinmētiorto measure or estimate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via English semi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsemiA semi-detached house; A semitrailer; a...
2Englishsemi-half; partial, incomplete; somewhat, rather,...
3Latinsēmi-half
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Latin mētior →Every word from Latin mēnsūra →