Where does “szemeszterek” come from?

szemeszterek (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szemeszter, 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.

Ancestry of “szemeszterek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszemesztersemester
2GermanSemestersemester
3LatinsemestrisAlternative form of sēmēnstris; six months; of...
4Latinmēnsismonth
5Proto-Italicmēnsis—
6Proto-Italicmēnsmonth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Italic mēns →