Etymology

mensual

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to a month. Full definition →

Latin mēnsuālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Proto-Italic *mēnsis
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*mḗh₁n̥s
  4. Proto-Italic*mēns
  5. Proto-Italic*mēnsis
  6. Latinmēnsis
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Latinmēnsuālis
  10. English todaymensual

Borrowed from Latin mēnsuālis (“monthly”).

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