Where does “Semester” come from?
Semester (German) comes 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.
Semester (German): semester
Definitions
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Ancestry of “Semester”, step by step
Semester traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin semestris
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | semestris | Alternative form of sēmēnstris; six months; of... |
| 2 | Latin | mēnsis | month |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | mēnsis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | mēns | month |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
via New Latin sēmestris
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | sēmestris | — |