Where does “monstre” come from?

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

monstre (Old French): monster

Definitions

  1. monster

Ancestry of “monstre”, step by step

monstre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin mōnstrum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmōnstruma divine omen indicating misfortune, an evil omen, portent
2Proto-Italicmonestrom—

via Latin mōnstrāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmōnstrāre—
2Latinmonēre—

Words derived from “monstre”

Every word from Proto-Italic monestrom →Every word from Latin mōnstrum →