Where does “mons” come from?

mons (Haitian Creole) comes from French monstre, from Middle French monstre, from Old French monstre, from Latin mōnstrum, from Proto-Italic monestrom.

mons (Haitian Creole): monster a terrifying or dangerous mystical creature

Definitions

  1. monster a terrifying or dangerous mystical creature

Ancestry of “mons”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmonstremonster; hideous person, fiend; enormous
2Middle Frenchmonstremonster
3Old Frenchmonstremonster
4Latinmōnstruma divine omen indicating misfortune, an evil omen, portent
5Proto-Italicmonestrom—
Every word from Proto-Italic monestrom →Every word from Latin mōnstrum →Every word from Old French monstre →