Where does “lagmheasartha” come from?
lagmheasartha (Irish) comes from Irish measartha, from Irish measair, from Old Irish mesar, from Latin mēnsūra, from Latin mētior, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
lagmheasartha (Irish): rather poor, indifferent
Ancestry of “lagmheasartha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | measartha | moderate, temperate; fair, middling; fairly,... |
| 2 | Irish | measair | measure; vessel used as a measure; second-person... |
| 3 | Old Irish | mesar | — |
| 4 | Latin | mēnsūra | — |
| 5 | Latin | mētior | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
Words derived from “lagmheasartha”