Where does “undermeasure” come from?
undermeasure (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.
undermeasure (English): To measure or estimate with a result that is...
Definitions
- To measure or estimate with a result that is...
Ancestry of “undermeasure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | measure | A prescribed quantity or extent; The act or... |
| 2 | Middle English | mesure | — |
| 3 | Old French | mesure | — |
| 4 | Latin | mēnsūra | — |
| 5 | Latin | mētior | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |