Where does “Monumentalbau” come from?

Monumentalbau (German) comes from German monumental, from French monumental, from Latin monumentālis, from Latin monumentum, from Latin moneō, from Proto-Italic moneō, from Proto-Indo-European monéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Monumentalbau (German): monumental building

Definitions

  1. monumental building

Ancestry of “Monumentalbau”, step by step

Monumentalbau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German monumental

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmonumentalmonumental
2Frenchmonumentalmonumental
3Latinmonumentālisof or belonging to a monument, monumental
4Latinmonumentumreminder, memorial; monument; tomb, burial place
5Latinmoneōto warn, to advise
6Proto-Italicmoneōto remind, to warn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmonéyetito cause to think, make think
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via German Bau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBaubuilding, construction; building site,...
2Middle High Germanbuilding
3Old High German
4Proto-Germanicbūąbuilding, dwelling
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men-Every word from Proto-Indo-European monéyetiEvery word from Proto-Italic moneō