Where does “Maymester” come from?
Maymester (English) comes from English May, from French mai, from Old French mai, from Latin Māius, from Latin Maia, from Ancient Greek μαῖα, from Ancient Greek μήτηρ, from Proto-Hellenic mā́tēr — mother.
Maymester (English): A very short semester or term offered at some...
Definitions
- A very short semester or term offered at some...
Ancestry of “Maymester”, step by step
Maymester traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English May
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | May | The fifth month of the Gregorian calendar, following April and preceding June |
| 2 | French | mai | May |
| 3 | Old French | mai | — |
| 4 | Latin | Māius | “month”}} of May |
| 5 | Latin | Maia | nominative feminine singular of Maius; nominative... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μαῖα | midwife; foster mother, nurse; good mother, dame |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μήτηρ | mother; source or origin |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | mā́tēr | mother |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |
via English semester
| 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 |