The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromπενθημιμερής“having five half-feet”
- Latin · derived frompenthēmimeris
- English todaypenthemimeris
From Latin penthēmimeris, from Ancient Greek πενθημιμερής (penthēmimerḗs, “having five half-feet”): πέντε (pénte, “five”) + ἡμι- (hēmi-) + μέρος (méros, “part, metrical foot”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.