'Semester' is a word borrowed from German 'semester'. The word entered the English language some time around 1827.
semester [noun] [1827]
- either of the two usually 18-week periods of instruction into which an academic year is often divided
- a period of six months
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Etymology: German, from Latin 'semestris' half-yearly, from 'sex' six + 'mensis' month
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