Where does “trimeszter” come from?

trimeszter (Hungarian) comes from German Trimester, 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.

trimeszter (Hungarian): trimester

Definitions

  1. trimester

Ancestry of “trimeszter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTrimestertrimester, third part of an academic year
2Latintrimestristhree months
3Latinmēnsismonth
4Proto-Italicmēnsis—
5Proto-Italicmēnsmonth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Italic mēns →