3 ms·
A bit off-topic, but it seemed perverse that the Spanish word for "quarter" is "trimestre". Turns out that month = mes in spanish, so it's a three-month period,
by anamexis 8y ago
A bit off-topic, but it seemed perverse that the Spanish word for "quarter" is "trimestre". Turns out that month = mes in spanish, so it's a three-month period, etymologically.
- timb07 8y ago"Trimester" is a word commonly used in English in relation to the stages of pregnancy.
- matthberg 8y agoAlso in the academic world where there is a quarter year system used (3 trimesters and summer break).
- wnoise 8y agoAlso some college use it rather than quarter or semester systems.
- repsilat 8y agoMm, and it's good to know it's etymologically closer to "three months" than "third-length period". (TIL also that "semester" means "six months". I'm an idiot, I thought it was "half-length period". Like "semi" I guess.)