English
amenorrhoea
Amenorrhoea comes from Ancient Greek μήν ‘month’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mḗh₁n̥s‘moon, month’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*méns‘month’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμήν‘month’
- Englishtodayamenorrhoea
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mḗh₁n̥s‘moon, month’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*méns‘month’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμήν‘month’
- Englishtodayamenorrhoea
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- ‘to measure’
measure, moral, meal, meter, dimensional, dimension, metric, moody, metre, immense, meta, mesa, asymmetry, commensurate, madder, metrology, mensa, mete, metis, metra, firman, moodiness, 63 more
through Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s ‘moon, month’
Today it means
noun Absence of menstrual discharge.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s / amenorrhoea