Where does “menses” come from?
Menses comes from Latin mensis, derived from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root meh₁-.
menses (English): The discharge of blood mixed with pieces of...
Definitions
- The discharge of blood mixed with pieces of...
Ancestry of “menses”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | mēnsis | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | mēnsis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | mēns | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |