Where does “monstru” come from?

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

monstru (Romanian): monster

Definitions

  1. monster

Ancestry of “monstru”, 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 →