measure- root words — words with the measure- root

The root measure- comes from Latin mensura, meaning measurement. 16 words in Dendril are built from it, including admeasure, admeasurer, commeasure, commensurability, commensuration, countermeasure, immeasurability, immensurable, incommensurable, mensurable, mensural, mensuration. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the measure- root

Explore words with measure- — words containing the measure- root and sharing its sense of "measurement". Examples include admeasure, admeasurer, commeasure, commensurability, commensuration, countermeasure, immeasurability, immensurable, incommensurable, mensurable, mensural, mensuration. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does measure- mean?

The measure- root means measurement, from Latin mensura. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.