Where does “monstruosité” come from?

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

monstruosité (French): monstrosity

Definitions

  1. monstrosity

Ancestry of “monstruosité”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmonstruositas—
2Latinmonstruosusstrange, preternatural, monstrous
3Latinmōnstruma divine omen indicating misfortune, an evil omen, portent
4Proto-Italicmonestrom—

Words derived from “monstruosité”

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