Added 9 October 2026
catamenia
/kæ.təˈmiː.nɪ.ə/ noun
Latin root: catamenia First recorded: 1750 Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about catamenia at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
Origin
From New Latin catamenia, from Ancient Greek καταμήνια (katamḗnia), the neuter plural of καταμήνιος (katamḗnios, “monthly”), from κατά (katá) + μήν (mḗn, “month”). First attested in 1750.
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