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Where does “menstruandus” come from?

menstruandus (Latin) comes from Latin menstruo, 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.

Definitions

Ancestry of “menstruandus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmenstruoI menstruate; have a monthly period; dative...
2Latinmēnstruus—
3Latinbimestris—
4Latinmēnsis—
5Proto-Italicmēnsis—
6Proto-Italicmēns—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
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