Where does “trimester” come from?

trimester (Dutch) comes from French trimestre, from Latin trimestris, from Latin mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēns, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

trimester (Dutch): trimester period of three months

Definitions

  1. trimester period of three months

Ancestry of “trimester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtrimestrequarter; term; trimester
2Latintrimestristhree months
3Latinmēnsismonth
4Proto-Italicmēnsis—
5Proto-Italicmēnsmonth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
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