Where does “premonitory” come from?

premonitory (English) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

premonitory (English): Serving as a warning

Definitions

  1. Serving as a warning

Ancestry of “premonitory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpraemonitoriusthat gives previous warning; premonitory
2Latinpraemonitusforewarned; predicted
3Latinpraemoneōto admonish or remind beforehand, advise, forewarn, premonish
4Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
5Proto-Italicpraibefore; in front of
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “premonitory”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →
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