Etymology of the English word mensurable
the English word
mensurablederived from the Latin word
mensurabilisderived from the Latin word
mensurare (measure; estimate)
derived from the Late Latin word
mensura (measure; length, area)
derived from the Latin word
mensusderived 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 mensurable in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
