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Terminology and etymology
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- Harper D. Menses; menstrual; menstruation; menarche. Online Etymology Dictionary. Available from: https://www.etymonline.comVerified Source of the derivation used on the home page: menses from Latin mensis, month, attested in English from the 1590s for the monthly uterine discharge; menstrual from Latin menstrualis, monthly, from late 14th century; menstruation from the 1680s, with the Old English equivalent monaðblot, month-blood. Also the shared descent of month, moon, measure, menarche and menopause from the same Indo-European root.
- Wiktionary. mensis. Available from: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mensisVerified Corroborates the derivation from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s, moon or month, probably from *meh₁-, to measure — the moon's phases as the measure of time. Cognate with Ancient Greek μήν and μήνη. Two independent lexicographic sources are given because the etymology is stated as fact on the home page.
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