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...indeed, "mene" means "moon".
Neomenia literallyt means "new moon" but figuratively meant the beginning of the ancient lunar month, or the first of each month. The Greek word for month "men" (or, in modern Greek, menas) derived from "mene".
"Mene" was subsequently adapted in Latin as "menses" (month) => "menstrualis" ("monthly").
At the risk of being sprayed with Windex, I propose that the words "month" and "moon" themselves are also ultimately derived from "mene" :)
Neomenia literallyt means "new moon" but figuratively meant the beginning of the ancient lunar month, or the first of each month. The Greek word for month "men" (or, in modern Greek, menas) derived from "mene".
"Mene" was subsequently adapted in Latin as "menses" (month) => "menstrualis" ("monthly").
At the risk of being sprayed with Windex, I propose that the words "month" and "moon" themselves are also ultimately derived from "mene" :)
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