Fuss

Japanese: Fuss
Fuss

…Units of length that are said to have originated from the measurement of a person's foot (foot in the UK and US, Fuss in Germany, etc.), and units of length that are said to have originated from the measurement between the tips of a person's fingers when their arms are outstretched (hiro in Japan and China, fathom in the UK and US, etc.) have become extremely diverse, not only because their origins are ambiguous, but also because standard measurements have been created in a chaotic manner in each country, region, era, and occupation.

From [Weights and Measures]

… Another important series of degrees is that of the length of the foot from the heel to the toes. It is immediately clear from the meanings that Latin pes, English foot, German Fuss, Dutch voet, French pied, and Italian piede are examples of this. However, the actual meaning is unclear, and there are significant regional differences. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Fuss" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…人の足の寸法に由来するといわれた長さの単位(イギリス,アメリカのフートfoot。ドイツのフースFussその他),人が両手を広げたときの左右の指先の間の寸法に由来するといわれた長さの単位(日本,中国のひろ(尋)。イギリス,アメリカのファゾムfathomその他)のたぐいは,それぞれの由来のあいまいさに加えて,各国,各地方で,各時代に,また職業分野ごとに無秩序に標準の尺度がつくられたため,はなはだしく多様なものになってしまった。…

【度量衡】より

… 〈度〉のもう一つの重要な系列として〈足のかかとからつま先までの長さ〉に関するものがあげられる。ラテン語ペスpes,英語フートfoot,ドイツ語フースFuss,オランダ語フートvoet,フランス語ピエpied,イタリア語ピエーデpiedeなどがその例であることは,語義からも直ちに理解されよう。ただしその実体はあいまいで,地域による差が著しかった。…

※「Fuss」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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