Where does “monumental” come from?
monumental (Romanian) comes 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,...
Ancestry of “monumental”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | monumental | monumental |
| 2 | Latin | monumentālis | — |
| 3 | Latin | monumentum | reminder, memorial; monument; tomb, burial place |
| 4 | Latin | moneō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | moneō | to remind, to warn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | monéyeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |