Where does “semenstris” come from?

semenstris (Latin) comes from Latin mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēns, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

semenstris (Latin): half-yearly; lasting six months

Definitions

  1. half-yearly; lasting six months

Ancestry of “semenstris”, step by step

semenstris traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin mēnsis

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

via Latin sex

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsexsix; 6
2Proto-Italicsekssix
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “semenstris”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Italic mēns →