Where does “menstruator” come from?
menstruator (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.
menstruator (English): A person who menstruates
Definitions
- A person who menstruates
Ancestry of “menstruator”, step by step
menstruator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English menstruate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | menstruate | To stain with or as if with menses; To undergo... |
| 2 | English | menstruum | The menses; menstrual discharge; A solvent; Any... |
| 3 | Latin | menstruum | a monthly payment; a monthly term of office or... |
| 4 | Latin | mēnstruus | Of or pertaining to a month |
| 5 | Latin | bimestris | lasting two months; two months old |
| 6 | Latin | mēnsis | month |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | mēnsis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | mēns | month |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
via English ‐or
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ‐or | Creates an agent noun, often from a verb, indicating a person or object (often machines or parts of them) that do the verb or part of speech with which they are formed |
| 2 | Middle English | -our | — |
| 3 | Old French | -eor | Alternative form of -or |
| 4 | Latin | -ator | -ator, -er; second-person singular future passive... |
| 5 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |