Where does “mesi” come from?
mesi (Italian) comes from Italian mese, from Latin mensem, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
mesi (Italian): plural of mese
Ancestry of “mesi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | mese | month |
| 2 | Latin | mensem | accusative singular of mēnsis |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |