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Where does “premonishment” come from?

premonishment (English) comes from English premonish, from Latin praemonitio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

premonishment (English): Previous warning or admonition; forewarning

Definitions

  1. Previous warning or admonition; forewarning

Ancestry of “premonishment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpremonishTo warn of something in advance
2Latinpraemonitioa warning
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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