Where does “mensualidad” come from?

mensualidad (Spanish) comes from Spanish mensual, 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.

mensualidad (Spanish): monthly salary; monthly payment

Definitions

  1. monthly salary; monthly payment

Ancestry of “mensualidad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmensualmonthly
2Latinmensuālis—
3Latinmēnsismonth
4Proto-Italicmēnsis—
5Proto-Italicmēnsmonth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →
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