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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
3Latinmōnstrum—
4Proto-Italicmonestrom—
Every word from Proto-Italic monestrom →