Where does “neamh-mheasarthacht” come from?
neamh-mheasarthacht (Irish) comes from Irish measarthacht, from Irish measartha, from Irish measair, from Old Irish mesar, from Latin mēnsūra, from Latin mētior, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
neamh-mheasarthacht (Irish): immoderation, excess, incontinence
Definitions
- immoderation, excess, incontinence
Ancestry of “neamh-mheasarthacht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | measarthacht | moderation, moderateness, temperance,... |
| 2 | Irish | measartha | moderate, temperate; fair, middling; fairly,... |
| 3 | Irish | measair | measure; vessel used as a measure; second-person... |
| 4 | Old Irish | mesar | — |
| 5 | Latin | mēnsūra | measure; a measuring |
| 6 | Latin | mētior | to measure or estimate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |