monstrum
Latin
noun
Definitions
- a divine omen indicating misfortune, an evil omen, portent
- (metonymically) a monster, monstrosity, whether in size or character
- (figuratively) a thing that evoke fear and wonder
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Italic *monestrom suffix from Latin moneō (advise, warn, remind, I advise, teach, I warn) root from Proto-Indo-European *men- (think, stand out, stay, tower, mountain, stand still, mind, have in mind, project, remember, change, remain, rmemeber, small).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*men-
Gloss
think, stand out, stay, tower, mountain, stand still, mind, have in mind, project, remember, change, remain, rmemeber, small
Concept
Semantic Field
Cognition
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
楼, 塔
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -mania English
- -maniac English
- bemonster English
- demount English
- dismount English
- green-eyed monster English
- imminent English
- mendaciously English
- mendaciousness English
- mermonster English
- monitor English
- monster English
- monstercock English
- monsterdom English
- monsterful English
- monsterise English
- monsterization English
- monsterize English
- monsterkind English
- monsterless English
- monsterlet English
- monsterlike English
- monsterling English
- monsterology English
- monstery English
- monstress English
- monstricide English
- monstrification English
- paramount English
- reminisce English
- remonstrate English
- supermonster English
- unmount English
- monsteri Finnish
- monsu Finnish
- *montāre Latin
- ad montem Latin
- admoneo Latin
- admoneō Latin
- commemini Latin
- comminiscor Latin
- commoneo Latin
- emoneo Latin
- immineo Latin
- maneo Latin
- manēre Latin
- mendācium Latin
- mentalis Latin
- mentula Latin
- mentum Latin
- minārī Latin
- moneō Latin
- monitio Latin
- mons Latin
- monstrare Latin
- montem Latin
- montānus Latin
- monumentum Latin
- mēns Latin
- mōnstrum Latin
- mōnstrāre Latin
- mūris montānus, mus Latin
- permoneo Latin
- praemoneo Latin
- praemonitus Latin
- promineo Latin
- promoneo Latin
- prōminēns Latin
- prōmontorium Latin
- remaneō Latin
- reminiscor Latin
- reminīscēns Latin
- remoneo Latin
- submoneo Latin
- Automat German
- Monster German
- Sexmonster German
- -mante Italian
- ecomostro Italian
- mentecatto Italian
- mostro Italian
- dubbelmonster Dutch, Flemish
- monster Dutch, Flemish
- monsterfles Dutch, Flemish
- monsterlijk Dutch, Flemish
- monsterverbond Dutch, Flemish
- zeemonster Dutch, Flemish
- -mane French
- mante French
- monstre French
- монстр Russian
- mentir Spanish, Castilian
- monstruito Spanish, Castilian
- monstruo Spanish, Castilian
- Μοῦσα Ancient Greek
- αὐτόματον Ancient Greek
- δυσμενέων Ancient Greek
- μάθημα Ancient Greek
- μάθησις Ancient Greek
- μάντις Ancient Greek
- μέμαα Ancient Greek
- μένω Ancient Greek
- μίμνω Ancient Greek
- μαθηματικός Ancient Greek
- μανία Ancient Greek
- μανιακός Ancient Greek
- μενεπτόλεμος Ancient Greek
- μενθήρη Ancient Greek
- μενοεικής Ancient Greek
- μνάομαι Ancient Greek
- μνήμη Ancient Greek
- μνημονικός Ancient Greek
- μνησιπήμων Ancient Greek
- μονάς Ancient Greek
- μοναχός Ancient Greek
- μουσῐκή Ancient Greek
- μόνος Ancient Greek
- ξυμμένω Ancient Greek
- περιμένω Ancient Greek
- συμμένω Ancient Greek
- ἀμαθής Ancient Greek
- ἀμνηστέω Ancient Greek
- ἀναμιμνήσκω Ancient Greek
- ὑπερμενής Ancient Greek
- *dusmenḗs Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *memóne Proto-Indo-European
- *men- Proto-Indo-European
- *men-, *mn-eh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *men-, *mn̥-yé-tor Proto-Indo-European
- *men-es-weh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *mend- Proto-Indo-European
- *mendʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *menesweh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *mn̥(s)-dʰh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *mn̥-eh₂-sḱe- Proto-Indo-European
- *mn̥tós Proto-Indo-European
- *mn̥yétor Proto-Indo-European
- *monti Proto-Indo-European
- *monéyeti Proto-Indo-European
- *ménos Proto-Indo-European
- *méntis Proto-Indo-European
- *mō- Proto-Indo-European
- *upér Proto-Indo-European
- mentir Portuguese
- mentira Portuguese
- monstro Portuguese
- *gamaną Proto-Germanic
- *gaminþiją, *(ga) Proto-Germanic
- *gamundiz Proto-Germanic
- *manōną Proto-Germanic
- *minþijaną Proto-Germanic
- *minþiją Proto-Germanic
- *minþijō Proto-Germanic
- *munaną Proto-Germanic
- *muniwō Proto-Germanic
- *muniz Proto-Germanic
- *munþaz Proto-Germanic
- *mōnijaną- Proto-Germanic
- monster Swedish
- モンスター Japanese
- hōh Old English
- सम्मत Sanskrit
- monstre Middle English
- minnigr Old Norse
- minning Old Norse
- munu Old Norse
- *mьněti Proto-Slavic
- *pamętь Proto-Slavic
- monstre Old French
- surmonter Old French
- monstro Galician
- monstru Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- мондан Persian
- مانده Persian
- mynnu Welsh
- admuinethar Old Irish
- aithmet Old Irish
- domuinethar Old Irish
- foirmtech Old Irish
- format Old Irish
- formuinethar Old Irish
- manadh Old Irish
- monstre Norman
- mendje Albanian
- monstre Middle French
- éminent Middle French
- *ad-mentos, *admentos Proto-Celtic
- *an-men Proto-Celtic
- *anmen- Proto-Celtic
- *dī- Proto-Celtic
- *kom- Proto-Celtic
- *manyetor Proto-Celtic
- *menman Proto-Celtic
- *menmans Proto-Celtic
- *moniyos Proto-Celtic
- munster Middle Low German
- *man- Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *mantrī́ Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *mánuš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *mányuš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- 몬스터 Korean
- *(eks)menā Proto-Italic
- *monestrom Proto-Italic
- KTLWNtn' Middle Persian
- *mata Proto-Albanian
- mons Haitian, Haitian Creole
- amāṃ Tocharian B
- mendene Zazaki
- 𒈪𒅎𒈠𒄿 Hittite
- mēns
- mons
- mus
- maneo
- moneō
- montem
- emoneo
- manēre
- minārī
- mentum
- admoneō
- remaneō
- immineo
- remoneo
- admoneo
- mentula
- monitio
- promoneo
- *montāre
- promineo
- montānus
- submoneo
- mentalis
- permoneo
- commoneo
- mōnstrum
- praemoneo
- prōminēns
- monstrare
- ad montem
- mōnstrāre
- commemini
- mendācium
- reminiscor
- monumentum
- praemonitus
- reminīscēns
- comminiscor
- prōmontorium
- mūris montānus