Where does “monstre” come from?

monstre (French) comes from Middle French monstre, from Old French monstre, from Latin mōnstrum, from Proto-Italic monestrom.

monstre (French): monster; hideous person, fiend; enormous

Definitions

  1. monster; hideous person, fiend; enormous

Ancestry of “monstre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmonstremonster
2Old Frenchmonstremonster
3Latinmōnstruma divine omen indicating misfortune, an evil omen, portent
4Proto-Italicmonestrom—

Words derived from “monstre”

Every word from Proto-Italic monestrom →Every word from Latin mōnstrum →Every word from Old French monstre →