commensurate
corresponding in size or degree
Roots
- com-: with, together, complete, or intensified
- mensur / meas: measure, proportion, or size
Other words with the mensur / meas root
- commensurable: measurable by the same standard; comparable
- incommensurable: not measurable by the same standard
- incommensurate: not corresponding in size or degree
- measure: to find size or amount; a standard of amount
- measurement: the act or result of measuring
- mensuration: measurement, especially of geometric figures
Com- gives together and mensur gives measure. Commensurate things measure up to each other.
The punishment was not commensurate with the small mistake.