Where does “semester” come from?

semester (Indonesian) comes from Dutch semester, 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.

semester (Indonesian): semester

Definitions

  1. semester

Ancestry of “semester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsemestersemester period of six months
2GermanSemestersemester
3LatinsemestrisAlternative form of sēmēnstris; six months; of...
4Latinmēnsismonth
5Proto-Italicmēnsis—
6Proto-Italicmēnsmonth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “semester”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →