Where does “menopausal” come from?
Menopausal derives from English menopause, which comes from Latin menopausis, formed from Ancient Greek μήν (mēn, "month") and related to Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s ("month").
menopausal (English): Of, or pertaining to the menopause
Definitions
- Of, or pertaining to the menopause
Ancestry of “menopausal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | menopause | The period in a woman's life when menstruation... |
| 2 | French | ménopause | menopause |
| 3 | French | -pause | -pause |
| 4 | Latin | pausa | a pause, halt, stop, cessation, end |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παῦσις | stopping, ceasing |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “menopausal”