Where does “monstre” come from?

monstre (Norman) comes from Old French monstre, from Latin mōnstrum, from Proto-Italic monestrom.

monstre (Norman): monster

Definitions

  1. monster

Ancestry of “monstre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmonstremonster
2Latinmōnstruma divine omen indicating misfortune, an evil omen, portent
3Proto-Italicmonestrom—
Every word from Proto-Italic monestrom →Every word from Latin mōnstrum →Every word from Old French monstre →