Etymology

ex pede Herculem

Today it means: A maxim of proportionality: one can extrapolate the size of a thing from the size of a part. Full definition →

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  2. English todayex pede Herculem

Latin [Term?] (literally “from his foot, [we can measure] Hercules”)

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