Where does “mensvärk” come from?
mensvärk (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.
mensvärk (Swedish): menstrual cramps, period pain
Definitions
- menstrual cramps, period pain
Ancestry of “mensvärk”, step by step
mensvärk 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 |