Where does “mensskydd” come from?
mensskydd (Swedish) comes from Swedish mens, from Swedish menstruation, from Latin menstruatio, from Latin menstruo, from Latin mēnstruus, from Latin bimestris, from Latin mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēnsis — to measure.
mensskydd (Swedish): a (any) hygiene product that collects menstrual blood, a menstrual hygiene product
Definitions
- a (any) hygiene product that collects menstrual blood, a menstrual hygiene product
Ancestry of “mensskydd”, step by step
mensskydd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish mens
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mens | while; menstruation, period |
| 2 | Swedish | menstruation | menstruation |
| 3 | Latin | menstruatio | menstruation |
| 4 | Latin | menstruo | I menstruate; have a monthly period; dative... |
| 5 | Latin | mēnstruus | Of or pertaining to a month |
| 6 | Latin | bimestris | lasting two months; two months old |
| 7 | Latin | mēnsis | month |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | mēnsis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | mēns | month |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |