Where does “oltremisura” come from?

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

oltremisura (Italian): excessively, overmuch

Definitions

  1. excessively, overmuch

Ancestry of “oltremisura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmisurameasure, measurement; size; moderation
2Latinmēnsūrameasure; a measuring
3Latinmētiorto measure or estimate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Latin mētior →Every word from Latin mēnsūra →