Where does “premunition” come from?
premunition (Anglo-Norman) comes from Ecclesiastical Latin praemonitionem, from Latin praemonitus, from Latin praemoneō, from Latin prae, from Proto-Italic prai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
premunition (Anglo-Norman): forewarning; advanced warning
Definitions
- forewarning; advanced warning
Ancestry of “premunition”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecclesiastical Latin | praemonitionem | a forewarning; accusative singular of praemonitiō |
| 2 | Latin | praemonitus | forewarned; predicted |
| 3 | Latin | praemoneō | to admonish or remind beforehand, advise, forewarn, premonish |
| 4 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |