myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of catamenia

Etymology of the Latin word catamenia

the New Latin word catamenia (menstruation)

derived from the Greek word katamenia, καταμήνια

derived from the Greek word kata, κατά (down)

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-

Word found in New Latin