Where does “menstruality” come from?
menstruality (English) comes from English menstrual, from Middle English menstruall, from Latin menstrualis, from Latin menstrua, from Latin mēnstruus, from Latin bimestris, from Latin mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēnsis — to measure.
menstruality (English): The quality of having menses
Definitions
- The quality of having menses
Ancestry of “menstruality”, step by step
menstruality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English menstrual
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | menstrual | Of or relating to the menses; Occurring once a... |
| 2 | Middle English | menstruall | — |
| 3 | Latin | menstrualis | Monthly, every month, for a month; Of or... |
| 4 | Latin | menstrua | nominative plural of mēnstruum; accusative plural... |
| 5 | Latin | mēnstruus | Of or pertaining to a month |
| 6 | Latin | bimestris | lasting two months; two months old |
| 7 | Latin | mēnsis | month |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | mēnsis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | mēns | month |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |