Where does “semester” come from?

semester (Swedish) comes from New Latin sēmestris, from Latin mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēns, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

semester (Swedish): a holiday/vacation, especially from work; an...

Definitions

  1. a holiday/vacation, especially from work; an...

Ancestry of “semester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinsēmestris—
2Latinmēnsismonth
3Proto-Italicmēnsis—
4Proto-Italicmēnsmonth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “semester”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →