myEtymology.com: English etymology of menopausal

Etymology of the English word menopausal

the English word menopausal

derived from the English word menopause

derived from the Greek word pausis, παῦσις (cessation)

derived from the Greek word pauein, παύειν (to stop (transitively or intransitively); restrain, quit, desist, come to an end)

derived from the Greek word pausein

using the English prefix meno-

derived from the Greek word men, μήν (month; month, Latin menstruus, pertaining to a month; a particle of affirmation ; assuredly)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mē-

derived from the French word menopause

derived from the Greek word men, μήν (month; month, Latin menstruus, pertaining to a month; a particle of affirmation ; assuredly)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mē-

using the English suffix -al

derived from the Latin suffix -alis

derived from the New Latin word menopausis

derived from the Greek word pausis, παῦσις (cessation)

derived from the Greek word pauein, παύειν (to stop (transitively or intransitively); restrain, quit, desist, come to an end)

derived from the Greek word pausein

using the New Latin prefix meno-

Word found in Modern English