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Where does “moniteur” come from?

moniteur (French) comes 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,...

moniteur (French): monitor

Definitions

  1. monitor

Ancestry of “moniteur”, step by step

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

Words derived from “moniteur”

  • monitorat
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