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Where does “monitori” come from?

monitori (Finnish) comes from English monitor, from Latin monitor, from Latin monitus, from Latin moneō, from Proto-Italic moneō, from Proto-Indo-European monéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

monitori (Finnish): screen, monitor; monitor

Definitions

  1. screen, monitor; monitor

Ancestry of “monitori”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonitorSomeone who watches over something; a person in...
2Latinmonitorcounselor, preceptor; prompter, warner
3Latinmonitusadvised, warned, having been advised; reminded,...
4Latinmoneō—
5Proto-Italicmoneōto remind, to warn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmonéyeti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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