Etymology Explorer › Old Irish

Where does “mesar” come from?

mesar (Old Irish) comes from Latin mēnsūra, from Latin mētior, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

Ancestry of “mesar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmēnsūra—
2Latinmētior—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “mesar”

  • measair
  • neamh-mheasarthacht
  • ainmheasartha
  • lagmheasarthacht
  • measartha
  • lagmheasartha
  • measarthacht
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