Where does “measarthacht” come from?

measarthacht (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.

measarthacht (Irish): moderation, moderateness, temperance,...

Definitions

  1. moderation, moderateness, temperance,...

Ancestry of “measarthacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishmeasarthamoderate, temperate; fair, middling; fairly,...
2Irishmeasairmeasure; vessel used as a measure; second-person...
3Old Irishmesar—
4Latinmēnsūrameasure; a measuring
5Latinmētiorto measure or estimate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “measarthacht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Latin mētior →Every word from Latin mēnsūra →