Where does “menstruall” come from?
menstruall (Middle English) comes from Latin menstrualis, from Latin menstrua, from Latin mēnstruus, from Latin bimestris, from Latin mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēns, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s — to measure.
Ancestry of “menstruall”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | menstrualis | Monthly, every month, for a month; Of or... |
| 2 | Latin | menstrua | nominative plural of mēnstruum; accusative plural... |
| 3 | Latin | mēnstruus | Of or pertaining to a month |
| 4 | Latin | bimestris | lasting two months; two months old |
| 5 | Latin | mēnsis | month |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | mēnsis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | mēns | month |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |