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Where does “monumentalization” come from?

monumentalization (English) comes from English monumental, from Latin monumentālis, from Latin monumentum, from Latin moneō, from Proto-Italic moneō, from Proto-Indo-European monéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

monumentalization (English): The process of monumentalizing

Definitions

  1. The process of monumentalizing

Ancestry of “monumentalization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonumentalIn the manner of a monument; Large, grand and...
2Latinmonumentālis—
3Latinmonumentumreminder, memorial; monument; tomb, burial place
4Latinmoneō—
5Proto-Italicmoneōto remind, to warn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmonéyeti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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