Where does “trimestru” come from?

trimestru (Romanian) comes from Latin trimestris, from Latin mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēns, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

trimestru (Romanian): trimester

Definitions

  1. trimester

Ancestry of “trimestru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrimestristhree months
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 →
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