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Where does “prémonitoire” come from?

prémonitoire (French) comes from Ecclesiastical Latin praemonitorius, from Latin praemonitus, from Latin praemoneō, from Latin prae, from Proto-Italic prai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prémonitoire (French): prophetic, premonitory

Definitions

  1. prophetic, premonitory

Ancestry of “prémonitoire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ecclesiastical Latinpraemonitoriusforewarning; that gives previous warning;...
2Latinpraemonitusforewarned; predicted
3Latinpraemoneō—
4Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
5Proto-Italicprai—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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