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Where does “menstruation” come from?

menstruation (Swedish) comes from Latin menstruatio, from Latin menstruo, from Latin mēnstruus, from Latin bimestris, from Latin mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēns, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s — to measure.

menstruation (Swedish): menstruation

Definitions

  1. menstruation

Ancestry of “menstruation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmenstruatio—
2LatinmenstruoI menstruate; have a monthly period; dative...
3Latinmēnstruus—
4Latinbimestris—
5Latinmēnsis—
6Proto-Italicmēnsis—
7Proto-Italicmēns—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →