Commensurate
/kəˈmɛnʃ.ə.rət/noun
Equal in size, extent, or degree; proportionate.
Did you know?Commensurate comes from Latin roots used for measuring things side by side, and its deeper family includes words tied to measuring and meter-making, where precision itself was treated almost like a ritual act.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*me-
“to measure”
Latin
Latin
metiri
“to measure”
Latin
Latin
commensuratus
“measured together; proportioned”
Late Latin
Latin
commensurare
“to measure in proportion”
Middle English
English
commensurate
“proportionate; equal in measure”
Modern English
English
commensurate
“equal in size, extent, or degree; proportionate”
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