Where does “misura” come from?

misura (Italian) comes from Latin mēnsūra, from Latin mētior, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

misura (Italian): measure, measurement; size; moderation

Definitions

  1. measure, measurement; size; moderation

Ancestry of “misura”, step by step

misura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin mēnsūra

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

via Russian мишура

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмишураtinsel

Words derived from “misura”

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