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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

  1. The quality of having menses

Ancestry of “menstruality”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmenstrualOf or relating to the menses; Occurring once a...
2Middle Englishmenstruall—
3LatinmenstrualisMonthly, every month, for a month; Of or...
4Latinmenstruanominative plural of mēnstruum; accusative plural...
5Latinmēnstruus—
6Latinbimestris—
7Latinmēnsis—
8Proto-Italicmēnsis—
9Proto-Italicmēns—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
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