Where does “moys” come from?

moys (Middle French) comes from Old French mois, from Old French meis, from Latin mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēns, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

moys (Middle French): month

Definitions

  1. month

Ancestry of “moys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmoismonth
2Old FrenchmeisAlternative form of mois
3Latinmēnsismonth
4Proto-Italicmēnsis—
5Proto-Italicmēnsmonth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “moys”

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