Size
/saɪz/noun
The physical dimensions, magnitude, or extent of something.
Did you know?In Middle English, related forms of size were used for official standards and allotments, showing how words for measuring can grow out of systems of control.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sed-
“To sit; to settle down”
Latin
Latin
sedēre
“To sit”
Old French
Old French
assise
“A sitting; an assessment; a fixed allowance or tax”
Middle English
English
size
“A standard allowance, order, or regulation; later, a degree of magnitude”
Modern English
English
size
“Physical dimensions or relative magnitude”