Where does “monitor” come from?

monitor (Czech) comes from Latin monitor, from Latin monitus, from Latin moneō, from Proto-Italic moneō, from Proto-Indo-European monéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

monitor (Czech): monitor computer display

Definitions

  1. monitor computer display

Ancestry of “monitor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmonitorcounselor, preceptor; prompter, warner
2Latinmonitusadvised, warned, having been advised; reminded,...
3Latinmoneōto warn, to advise
4Proto-Italicmoneōto remind, to warn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmonéyetito cause to think, make think
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men-