Where does “menstruater” come from?

menstruater (English) comes from English menstruate, from English menstruum, from Latin menstruum, from Latin mēnstruus, from Latin bimestris, from Latin mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēns — to measure.

menstruater (English): Alternative form of menstruator

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of menstruator

Ancestry of “menstruater”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmenstruateTo stain with or as if with menses; To undergo...
2EnglishmenstruumThe menses; menstrual discharge; A solvent; Any...
3Latinmenstruuma monthly payment; a monthly term of office or...
4LatinmēnstruusOf or pertaining to a month
5Latinbimestrislasting two months; two months old
6Latinmēnsismonth
7Proto-Italicmēnsis
8Proto-Italicmēnsmonth
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-