monstre

Norman

noun

Definitions

(Jersey) monster

Etymology

Inherited from Old French monstre borrowed from Latin mōnstrum (monster, portent, monstrosity).

Origin

Latin

mōnstrum

Gloss

monster, portent, monstrosity

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

monstrare Latin
monstriger Latin
monstrum Latin
monstruosus Latin
mōnstrum Latin
mōnstrāre Latin
*men- Proto-Indo-European
monstre Middle English
monstre Old French
monstre Catalan, Valencian
monstre Middle French
munster Middle Low German