English

Messidor

Messidor comes from French messidor.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

A compound of messis ‘harvest’ + δῶρον ‘gift’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂met- ‘to mow, reap’

Proto-Italic *metō

Latin metō ‘to mow, reap’

Latin messis ‘harvest’

Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- ‘to give’

Proto-Indo-European *dóh₃r̥ ‘gift’

Proto-Indo-European *déh₃rom ‘gift’

Proto-Hellenic *dṓron ‘gift’

Ancient Greek δῶρον ‘gift’

Every English word from French messidor

name The tenth month of the French Republican Calendar, from June 19 or 20 to July 18 or 19.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.