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“commensurable, commensurate” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

commensurable, commensurate
reducible to a common measure, circumlocution with metiri, commetiri: These things are not commensurate, *harum rerum alteram cum altera commetiri non potes (after Cic., de Inv: 1, 26: negotium cum tempore commetiri):
Adequate, par: conveniens, congruens: aliquid satis esse videtur.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for commensurable, commensurate?
The usual Latin words for “commensurable, commensurate” are mētior, commētior, pār; also conveniō, congruō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.