Where does “semester” come from?

semester (Dutch) comes 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 (Dutch): semester period of six months

Definitions

  1. semester period of six months

Ancestry of “semester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSemestersemester
2LatinsemestrisAlternative form of sēmēnstris; six months; of...
3Latinmēnsismonth
4Proto-Italicmēnsis—
5Proto-Italicmēnsmonth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “semester”

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