Where does “menorrhagia” come from?

Menorrhagia comes from Latin -rrhagia, from Ancient Greek -ραγία meaning a bursting forth or flowing, used in medical terminology to denote excessive discharge.

menorrhagia (English): Excessive menstruation; The normal flow of the...

Definitions

  1. Excessive menstruation; The normal flow of the...

Ancestry of “menorrhagia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmeno-month; menstruation
2Ancient Greekμείςmonth; visible part of the moon
3Proto-Hellenicménsmonth; the visible moon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “menorrhagia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Hellenic méns →