Where does “mestruare” come from?

mestruare (Italian) comes from Italian mestruo, from Latin mēnstruus, from Latin bimestris, from Latin mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēns, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

mestruare (Italian): rare to menstruate

Definitions

  1. rare to menstruate

Ancestry of “mestruare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmestruomenstrual fluid
2LatinmēnstruusOf or pertaining to a month
3Latinbimestrislasting two months; two months old
4Latinmēnsismonth
5Proto-Italicmēnsis—
6Proto-Italicmēnsmonth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “mestruare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →