Where does “menstruo” come from?

menstruo (Latin) comes 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.

menstruo (Latin): I menstruate; have a monthly period; dative...

Definitions

  1. I menstruate; have a monthly period; dative...

Ancestry of “menstruo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “menstruo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Italic mēns →