Where does “premonitorily” come from?
premonitorily (English) comes from English premonitory, from Latin praemonitorius, from Latin praemonitus, from Latin praemoneō, from Latin prae, from Proto-Italic prai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
premonitorily (English): In a premonitory way
Ancestry of “premonitorily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | premonitory | Serving as a warning |
| 2 | Latin | praemonitorius | that gives previous warning; premonitory |
| 3 | Latin | praemonitus | forewarned; predicted |
| 4 | Latin | praemoneō | — |
| 5 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | prai | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |