Where does “semester” come from?
semester (Cebuano) comes from English semester, from German Semester, from Latin semestris, from Latin mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēns, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
semester (Cebuano): a semester; half of a school year or academic...
Definitions
- a semester; half of a school year or academic...
Ancestry of “semester”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | semester | Half of a school year or academic year such as... |
| 2 | German | Semester | semester |
| 3 | Latin | semestris | Alternative form of sēmēnstris; six months; of... |
| 4 | Latin | mēnsis | month |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | mēnsis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | mēns | month |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |