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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmonumentalmonumental
2Frenchmonumentalmonumental
3Latinmonumentālis—
4Latinmonumentumreminder, memorial; monument; tomb, burial place
5Latinmoneō—
6Proto-Italicmoneōto remind, to warn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmonéyeti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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