Where does “സെമസ്റ്റർ” come from?
സെമസ്റ്റർ (Malayalam) comes from English 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.
സെമസ്റ്റർ (Malayalam): semester
Definitions
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Ancestry of “സെമസ്റ്റർ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | semester | Half of a school year or academic year such as... |
| 2 | German | Semester | semester |
| 3 | Latin | semestris | Alternative form of sēmēnstris; six months; of... |
| 4 | Latin | mēnsis | month |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | mēnsis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | mēns | month |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |