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Where does “undermeasurement” come from?

undermeasurement (English) comes from English measurement, from English -ment, from Middle English -ment, from Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

undermeasurement (English): The process or result of undermeasuring; a...

Definitions

  1. The process or result of undermeasuring; a...

Ancestry of “undermeasurement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmeasurementThe act of measuring; Magnitude determined by an...
2English-mentUsed to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having...
3Middle English-mentForms nouns denoting a result or action from...
4Old French-mentUsed to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent...
5Latin-mentuminstrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
6Latin-mentanominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
7Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs
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