Where does “Feriensemester” come from?

Feriensemester (German) comes from German Semester, from Latin semestris, from Latin mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēns, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

Feriensemester (German): vacation semester

Definitions

  1. vacation semester

Ancestry of “Feriensemester”, step by step

Feriensemester traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Semester

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSemestersemester
2LatinsemestrisAlternative form of sēmēnstris; six months; of...
3Latinmēnsismonth
4Proto-Italicmēnsis—
5Proto-Italicmēnsmonth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via German Ferien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFerienvacation, holiday; school break
2Latinfēriaea holy day; a festival; a holiday
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →