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
Ancestry of “mois”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | moys | month |
| 2 | Old French | mois | month |
| 3 | Old French | meis | Alternative form of mois |
| 4 | Latin | mēnsis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | mēnsis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | mēns | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
Words derived from “mois”