Where does “trimestre” come from?

trimestre (Tagalog) comes from Spanish trimestre, 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.

trimestre (Tagalog): trimester

Definitions

trimester

Ancestry of “trimestre”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	trimestre	trimester
2	Latin	trimestris	three months
3	Latin	mēnsis	month
4	Proto-Italic	mēnsis	—
5	Proto-Italic	mēns	month
6	Proto-Indo-European	mḗh₁n̥s	moon; month
7	Proto-Indo-European	meh₁-	to measure

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