Etymology

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Today it means: Able to be measured using a common standard. Full definition →

Latin commensurabilis
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcom-“with”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromcommensurabilis“having a common measure”
  3. English todaycommensurable

Borrowed from Late Latin Latin commensurabilis (“having a common measure”) in 1550s, from Latin com- (“with”) + mensurabilis (“measurable”). Equivalent to com- + mensurable.

Words from the same roots

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