Etymology

trimester

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Today it means: A period of three months or about three months; (financial): quarter. Full definition →

French trimestre ← Latin trimestris
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  1. Latin · derived fromtrimestris“of three months”
  2. French · derived fromtrimestre
  3. English todaytrimester

PIE word *tréyes From French trimestre, from Latin trimestris (“of three months”), from trēs (“three”) + mensis (“month”).

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