English
manopause
Blend of man + menopause.
Proto-Germanic *mann- ‘human being, person, man’
Proto-West Germanic *mann ‘person’
Old English mann ‘human being, person, man’
Middle English man
English man
Ancient Greek παύω ‘to make an end of, stop, abate’
Ancient Greek παῦσις ‘stopping, ceasing’
Latin pausa ‘a pause, halt, stop, cessation, end’
French ménopause
English menopause
Today it means
noun Synonym of andropause.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / manopause