Etymology

pseudomenopause

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Today it means: A state similar to that of the menopause brought about by the administration of hormones Full definition →

English menopause ← French ménopause ← Latin pausa
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*mḗh₁n̥s
  8. Proto-Hellenic*méns
  9. Ancient Greekμήν (mḗn)
  10. Frenchméno-
  11. Ancient Greekπαύω (paúō)
  12. Ancient Greekπαῦσις (paûsis)
  13. Latinpausa
  14. Frenchménopause
  15. Englishmenopause
  16. English todaypseudomenopause

From pseudo- + menopause.

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