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Where does “menstruel” come from?

menstruel (French) comes from Latin menstrualis, from Latin menstrua, from Latin mēnstruus, from Latin bimestris, from Latin mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēns, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s — to measure.

menstruel (French): monthly; mensural; menstrual

Definitions

  1. monthly; mensural; menstrual

Ancestry of “menstruel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmenstrualisMonthly, every month, for a month; Of or...
2Latinmenstruanominative plural of mēnstruum; accusative plural...
3Latinmēnstruus—
4Latinbimestris—
5Latinmēnsis—
6Proto-Italicmēnsis—
7Proto-Italicmēns—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
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