Where does “míostrú” come from?
míostrú (Irish) comes from Irish míostraigh, from English menstruate, from English menstruum, from Latin menstruum, from Latin mēnstruus, from Latin bimestris, from Latin mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēnsis — to measure.
míostrú (Irish): period, menses, menstruation
Definitions
- period, menses, menstruation
Ancestry of “míostrú”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | míostraigh | to menstruate |
| 2 | English | menstruate | To stain with or as if with menses; To undergo... |
| 3 | English | menstruum | The menses; menstrual discharge; A solvent; Any... |
| 4 | Latin | menstruum | a monthly payment; a monthly term of office or... |
| 5 | Latin | mēnstruus | Of or pertaining to a month |
| 6 | Latin | bimestris | lasting two months; two months old |
| 7 | Latin | mēnsis | month |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | mēnsis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | mēns | month |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |