Etymology

penopause

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Today it means: Synonym of andropause. Full definition →

English menopause ← French ménopause ← Latin pausa
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pes-ni-s
  3. Proto-Italic*peznis
  4. Latinpēni
  5. Englishpenis
  6. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*mḗh₁n̥s
  9. Proto-Hellenic*méns
  10. Ancient Greekμήν (mḗn)
  11. Frenchméno-
  12. Ancient Greekπαύω (paúō)
  13. Ancient Greekπαῦσις (paûsis)
  14. Latinpausa
  15. Frenchménopause
  16. Englishmenopause
  17. English todaypenopause

Blend of penis + menopause.

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