Where does “mēnstruus” come from?

mēnstruus (Latin) comes 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.

mēnstruus (Latin): Of or pertaining to a month

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a month

Ancestry of “mēnstruus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mēnstruus”

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