Where does “semester” come from?

semester (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.

semester (Norwegian Bokmål): semester

Definitions

  1. semester

Ancestry of “semester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsemestrisAlternative form of sēmēnstris; six months; of...
2Latinmēnsismonth
3Proto-Italicmēnsis—
4Proto-Italicmēnsmonth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Italic mēns →