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amussis.

a ruler, a mason's or carpenter's straight edge

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[aˈmʊs.sɪs]Classical-Latin[aˈmus.sis]
  1. a ruler, a mason's or carpenter's straight edge

    declension-3 · feminine
  2. precision

    declension-3 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. It has been proposed that the term derives from ad- + Proto-Indo-European *mod-ti-, itself from the root *med- (“to measure”). However, De Vaan suggests that the existence of an o-grade preform *mod-ti- is “questionable.” Another theory suggests that the term derives from ἄμυξις (ámuxis, “tearing, mauling”), from ἀμύσσω (amússō, “to scratch, lacerate”). However, this latter proposal is rejected by the philologist Manu Leumann.

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