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Where does “summonest” come from?

summonest (English) comes from English summon, from Malay saman, from English summons, from Middle English somouns, from Old French sumunce, from Vulgar Latin summonsa, from Latin summoneo, from Latin moneō — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

summonest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...

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  1. second-person singular simple present form of...

Ancestry of “summonest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsummonTo call people together; to convene; To ask...
2Malaysamanfine, financial penalty
3EnglishsummonsA call to do something, especially to come; A...
4Middle Englishsomounsorder or command to do something
5Old Frenchsumunce—
6Vulgar Latinsummonsa—
7LatinsummoneoAlternative form of submoneō; to summon
8Latinmoneō—
9Proto-Italicmoneōto remind, to warn
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmonéyeti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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