Where does “mois” come from?

mois (French) comes from Middle French moys, from Old French mois, from Old French meis, from Latin mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēns, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

mois (French): month

Definitions

  1. month

Ancestry of “mois”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmoysmonth
2Old Frenchmoismonth
3Old FrenchmeisAlternative form of mois
4Latinmēnsismonth
5Proto-Italicmēnsis—
6Proto-Italicmēnsmonth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “mois”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Italic mēns →