English
meniscal
Meniscal comes from Ancient Greek μηνῐ́σκος ‘crescent’, from μείς ‘month’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mḗh₁n̥s‘month’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*méns‘month’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμείςmeís‘month’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμηνῐ́σκοςmēnĭ́skos‘crescent’
- English1500–presentmeniscus
- Englishtodaymeniscal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mḗh₁n̥s‘month’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*méns‘month’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμείςmeís‘month’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμηνῐ́σκοςmēnĭ́skos‘crescent’
- English1500–presentmeniscus
- Englishtodaymeniscal
A compound of meniscus + -al
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- ‘to measure’
measure, moral, meal, meter, moody, dimension, metric, metre, immense, meta, mesa, asymmetry, madder, commensurate, metrology, mensa, mete, firman, metra, moodiness, metis, 64 more
through Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s ‘month’
Today it means
adj Pertaining to, or having the form of, a meniscus
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s / meniscal