Where does “sesquimodius” come from?

sesquimodius (Latin) comes from Latin modius, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

sesquimodius (Latin): one and a half modiī

Definitions

  1. one and a half modiī

Ancestry of “sesquimodius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmodiusmodius, a unit of dry measure of about a peck or...
2Latinmodusmeasure
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Latin modus →