Where does “monumentalist” come from?
monumentalist (Romanian) comes from Romanian monumental, 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,...
monumentalist (Romanian): monumentalist
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Ancestry of “monumentalist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | monumental | monumental |
| 2 | French | monumental | monumental |
| 3 | Latin | monumentālis | of or belonging to a monument, monumental |
| 4 | Latin | monumentum | reminder, memorial; monument; tomb, burial place |
| 5 | Latin | moneō | to warn, to advise |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | moneō | to remind, to warn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | monéyeti | to cause to think, make think |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |