Where does “trimestris” come from?

trimestris (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.

trimestris (Latin): three months

Definitions

  1. three months

Ancestry of “trimestris”, step by step

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

Words derived from “trimestris”

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