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

  1. The discharge of blood mixed with pieces of...

Ancestry of “menses”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmēnsismonth
2Proto-Italicmēnsis—
3Proto-Italicmēnsmonth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Italic mēns →