Etymology of the Latin word dimensio
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-Derivations in other languages
French
dimension, Italian
dimensione, Spanish
dimensiónCognates
Dutch
dimensie, English
dimension, French
dimension, German
Dimension, Italian
dimensione, Norwegian
dimensjon, Spanish
dimension, Swedish
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