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Where does “mensura” come from?

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

Ancestry of “mensura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmētior—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →