Where does “monstress” come from?

monstress (English) comes from English monster, from Middle English monstre, from Old French monstre, from Latin mōnstrum, from Proto-Italic monestrom.

monstress (English): A female monster

Definitions

  1. A female monster

Ancestry of “monstress”, step by step

monstress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English monster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonsterA terrifying and dangerous creature; A bizarre or...
2Middle EnglishmonstreA monster or beast; a horrific or frightening...
3Old Frenchmonstremonster
4Latinmōnstruma divine omen indicating misfortune, an evil omen, portent
5Proto-Italicmonestrom—

via English ess

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishessThe name of the Latin-script letter S; Something...
2Germanessfirst-person singular present of essen; singular...
3Proto-Germanicatiska-grainfield
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂edos-sort of cereal, grain
Every word from Proto-Italic monestrom →