Where does “menstruousness” come from?
menstruousness (English) comes from English menstruous, from Latin menstruosus, from Latin menstruum, from Latin mēnstruus, from Latin bimestris, from Latin mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēns — to measure.
menstruousness (English): Quality of being menstruous
Definitions
- Quality of being menstruous
Ancestry of “menstruousness”, step by step
menstruousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English menstruous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | menstruous | Of or pertaining to menstruation; menstrual;... |
| 2 | Latin | menstruosus | menstruating |
| 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 Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |