Where does “mês” come from?

mês (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese mes, from Latin mensis, from Proto-Italic mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēns, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

mês (Portuguese): month; monthly wages for work or service;...

Definitions

  1. month; monthly wages for work or service;...

Ancestry of “mês”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesemes—
2Latinmensismonth; dative plural of mēnsa; ablative plural of...
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 →
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