Where does “menstruate” come from?
menstruate (English) comes from English menstruum, from Latin menstruum, from Latin mēnstruus, from Latin bimestris, from Latin mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēns, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s — to measure.
menstruate (English): To stain with or as if with menses; To undergo...
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- To stain with or as if with menses; To undergo...
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