Something I don't understand...if they are WOMEN then why do they have a MENstruation?

Question

Something I don't understand...if they are WOMEN then why do they have a MENstruation?

Answer 1

Sorry Rio, I think you are incorrect.

The prefix "men" is rooted in the Latin word for "month." "Blood" in Latin was "sanguineus." The English word for "blood" has Germanic roots.

The "men" in menstruation refers to the monthly cycle.

Answer 2

I believe it is derived from the Latin word "mensis" , meaning month.

Answer 3

Men or Meno (as in menopause) -  month: menses, menstruation, monthly blood flow from uterus.

Answer 4

Why do you MENtion this?

BTW, I'm pretty sure that the "mens" root here comes from "Mons", ultimately the same source as moon and monthly.

Answer 5

They also have MENopause.  Go figure.

Answer 6

Cause it affects men directly.  The same with "his torectomy."

Answer 7

My avatar.

Answer 8

Gee. THAT'S original.

Answer 9

Because the origin of the word "menstruation" and the origin of the word "men" are different. It's just coincidence that they sound the same in English.

Answer 10

Because the three words out of the whole word prove how intricately men and women are involved.

Mensturation is not something to be looked down upon it is gods creation and natures beauty a womans body is tuned to conceive a child.

Sorry but this pathetic coming from someone of the male gender.

Shameful.

Answer 11

Because from Latin origins MEN did not bmean the male of the species.

Answer 12

It shows that some people need to study Latin. The prefix "men-" has nothing to do with men in that language. It means "month", which in itself is related to the word "moon".

Answer 13

It strangulates men from having any s*x with their women in those period days and that could be the reason it is attached to Men...struation.

Answer 14

The prefix "men-" is either Latin or Greek for blood.