Where does “summon” come from?
Summon comes from Old French somoundre and sumundre, from Latin summoneo (to remind or warn), ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning under and mind.
summon (English): To call people together; to convene; To ask...
Definitions
- To call people together; to convene; To ask...
Ancestry of “summon”, step by step
summon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay saman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | saman | fine, financial penalty |
| 2 | English | summons | A call to do something, especially to come; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | somouns | order or command to do something |
| 4 | Old French | sumunce | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | summonsa | — |
| 6 | Latin | summoneo | Alternative form of submoneō; to summon |
| 7 | Latin | moneō | to warn, to advise |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | moneō | to remind, to warn |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | monéyeti | to cause to think, make think |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |