Where does “monstrueux” come from?

monstrueux (French) comes from Latin monstruosus, from Latin mōnstrum, from Proto-Italic monestrom.

monstrueux (French): monstrous

Definitions

  1. monstrous

Ancestry of “monstrueux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmonstruosusstrange, preternatural, monstrous
2Latinmōnstruma divine omen indicating misfortune, an evil omen, portent
3Proto-Italicmonestrom—

Words derived from “monstrueux”

Every word from Proto-Italic monestrom →Every word from Latin mōnstrum →Every word from Latin monstruosus →
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