Where does “mo.” come from?
mo. (English) comes from English month, from Middle English moneth, from Old English mōnaþ, from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
Ancestry of “mo.”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | month | A period into which a year is divided,... |
| 2 | Middle English | moneth | month |
| 3 | Old English | mōnaþ | month |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mēnōþs | month |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |