Etymology of the English word dimension
the English word
dimensionderived from the Old French word
dimensionderived from the Latin word
dimensio (measuring; measurement; reasoning; judgment; extent)
derived from the Latin word
dimensus (regular; measured)
derived from the Latin word
dimetiri (measure out, off)
using the Latin prefix
dis-derived from the Classical Latin word
metiri (measure, estimate; distribute)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*me-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mē-Date
The earliest known usage of dimension in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
tridimensionalCognates
Dutch
dimensie, French
dimension, German
Dimension, Italian
dimensione, Latin
dimensio, Norwegian
dimensjon, Spanish
dimension, Swedish
dimensionUsage
Word found in Modern English
