Where does “measair” come from?

measair (Irish) comes from Old Irish mesar, from Latin mēnsūra, from Latin mētior, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

measair (Irish): measure; vessel used as a measure; second-person...

Definitions

  1. measure; vessel used as a measure; second-person...

Ancestry of “measair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmesar
2Latinmēnsūrameasure; a measuring
3Latinmētiorto measure or estimate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “measair

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-Every word from Latin mētiorEvery word from Latin mēnsūra
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