Where does “menstrosa” come from?
menstrosa (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.
menstrosa (Swedish): period underwear, period panties
Definitions
- period underwear, period panties
Ancestry of “menstrosa”, step by step
menstrosa 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 |
via Swedish trosa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | trosa | panties, female underpants |
| 2 | French | trousse | kit; pencil case; inflection of trousser: ##... |
| 3 | Old French | trousse | pack; bunch, bundle |
| 4 | Latin | torsus | — |
| 5 | Latin | tortus | twisted, crooked; spun, whirled; bent, distorted |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |