Where does “trimestral” come from?
trimestral (English) comes from English trimester, 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.
trimestral (English): Of trimesters or the use thereof
Definitions
- Of trimesters or the use thereof
Ancestry of “trimestral”, step by step
trimestral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trimester
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trimester | A period of three months or about three months;... |
| 2 | French | trimestre | quarter; term; trimester |
| 3 | Latin | trimestris | three months |
| 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 |