Etymology

femopause

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Today it means: Synonym of menopause. Full definition →

English menopause ← French ménopause ← Latin pausa
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁(y)-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-m̥h₁n-éh₂
  3. Proto-Italic*θēmanā
  4. Proto-Italic*fēmanā
  5. Latinfēmina
  6. Latinfēmella
  7. Old Frenchfemele
  8. Middle Englishfemele
  9. Middle Englishfemale
  10. Englishfemaleclip.
  11. Latinfēmina
  12. Latinfēminīnus
  13. Old Frenchfeminin
  14. Middle Englishfemynyne
  15. Englishfeminineclip.
  16. Englishfem-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-?
  19. Proto-Indo-European*mḗh₁n̥s
  20. Proto-Hellenic*méns
  21. Ancient Greekμήν (mḗn)
  22. Frenchméno-
  23. Ancient Greekπαύω (paúō)
  24. Ancient Greekπαῦσις (paûsis)
  25. Latinpausa
  26. Frenchménopause
  27. Englishmenopause
  28. English todayfemopause

Blend of fem- + menopause, to avoid the word men.

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