Where does “mensalidade” come from?

mensalidade (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese mensal, from Latin mensuālis, from Latin mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēns, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

mensalidade (Portuguese): monthly payment

Definitions

  1. monthly payment

Ancestry of “mensalidade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesemensalOccurring at intervals of one month; monthly
2Latinmensuālis—
3Latinmēnsismonth
4Proto-Italicmēnsis—
5Proto-Italicmēnsmonth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Italic mēns →