Where does “Trimester” come from?

Trimester (German) comes 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.

Trimester (German): trimester, third part of an academic year

Definitions

  1. trimester, third part of an academic year

Ancestry of “Trimester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrimestristhree months
2Latinmēnsismonth
3Proto-Italicmēnsis—
4Proto-Italicmēnsmonth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “Trimester”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →