English
admonitor
Admonitor comes from Latin admonitor ‘an admonisher, exhorter’, from moneō ‘to warn, to advise’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think, mind’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to think, mind’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*monéyeti‘to cause to think, make think’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*man-eje-reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*moneō‘to remind, warn’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmoneō‘to warn, to advise’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadmoneō‘to admonish, warn, caution’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadmonitor‘an admonisher, exhorter’
- Englishearliest quotation 1547same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to think, mind’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*monéyeti‘to cause to think, make think’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*man-eje-reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*moneō‘to remind, warn’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmoneō‘to warn, to advise’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadmoneō‘to admonish, warn, caution’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadmonitor‘an admonisher, exhorter’
- Englishearliest quotation 1547same form
Earliest quotation: 1547, John Hooper: “But as a wyckyd person he contemnyd all admonicions,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think, mind’
music, mind, money, amount, comment, mental, remain, museum, mouth, mountain, permanent, mention, min, mount, auto, mint, maya, monetary, dementia, imminent, amnesty, muse, mentor, eminent, menace, ming, prominence, mas, mandarin, mantra, monk, mosaic, monastery, amnesia, remnant, monte, mania, eminence, summons, manic, 117 more
through Proto-Indo-European *monéyeti ‘to cause to think, make think’
through Proto-Italic *moneō ‘to remind, warn’
monster, demonstration, monumental, monstrous, demonstrative, monstrosity, 15 more
through Latin moneō ‘to warn, to advise’
Today it means
noun An admonisher; a monitor.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *men- / admonitor