Where does “semestralmente” come from?
semestralmente (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese semestral, from Portuguese semestre, 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.
semestralmente (Portuguese): Every six months; half-yearly; biannually;...
Definitions
- Every six months; half-yearly; biannually;...
Ancestry of “semestralmente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | semestral | Occurring at intervals of six months; biannual |
| 2 | Portuguese | semestre | a period of six months; 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 |