Mens

Morpheme

Mens

Type

bound base

Denotation

month

Etymology

Latin mēnsis

Evidence

mensal, menses, menstrual, menstruate, menstruation, menstruous, menstruum, premenstrual

Notes

menstrual, Mens + t(e)r + u + al, from Latin menstruus, from bimēnstris (Bi 2 + mēnsis + -tris) + -uus, from mēnsis

See Also

Mon, Moon, Men(e) [Mene, Men], -t(e)r [-ter, -tr]