Where does “trimestre” come from?

trimestre (Latin) comes 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.

trimestre (Latin): inflection of trimēstris: ## nominative neuter...

Definitions

  1. inflection of trimēstris: ## nominative neuter...

Ancestry of “trimestre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrimestristhree months
2Latinmēnsismonth
3Proto-Italicmēnsis—
4Proto-Italicmēnsmonth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →