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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmenstrualisMonthly, every month, for a month; Of or...
2Latinmenstruanominative plural of mēnstruum; accusative plural...
3Latinmēnstruus—
4Latinbimestris—
5Latinmēnsis—
6Proto-Italicmēnsis—
7Proto-Italicmēns—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “menstruall”

  • menstrual
  • premenstrual
  • postmenstrual
  • intermenstrual
  • perimenstrual
  • menstrually
  • premenstrually
  • nonmenstrual
  • postmenstrually
  • paramenstrual
  • menstruality
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