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Where does “monumentless” come from?

monumentless (English) comes from English monument, from Old French monument, 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,...

monumentless (English): Without a monument

Definitions

  1. Without a monument

Ancestry of “monumentless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonumentA structure built for commemorative or symbolic...
2Old Frenchmonument—
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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