Etymology

dimensioner

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Today it means: A weight and volume measuring device or machine for measuring three-dimensional or cuboidal objects such as parcels, cartons or boxes. Full definition →

English dimension ← Latin dīmēnsiō ← Proto-Italic *mētis
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The story

  1. Latindis-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
  3. Proto-Italic*mētis
  4. Latinmētior
  5. Latindīmētior
  6. Latindīmēnsiō
  7. Englishdimension
  8. English todaydimensioner

From dimension + -er.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.