Where does “semestered” come from?
semestered (English) comes from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung, from Old English endian, from Proto-Germanic andijōną — on, onto.
semestered (English): Operating as a semester school
Definitions
- Operating as a semester school
Ancestry of “semestered”, step by step
semestered traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ED
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 3 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 4 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 5 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 6 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 7 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
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 |