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monition
Monition comes from Latin monitiō ‘warning, admonition’, from moneō ‘to warn, 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, advise’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmonitiō‘warning, admonition’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400monicion
- Englishearliest quotation 1663monition
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, advise’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmonitiō‘warning, admonition’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400monicion
- Englishearliest quotation 1663monition
Earliest quotation: 1663, Edward Waterhouse, Written by Sir John Fortescue Knight: “For if the ſoul of man vvere emancipated by…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think, mind’
music, mind, money, amount, comment, mental, remain, museum, mouth, permanent, mountain, auto, min, mount, mention, mentor, mint, maya, monetary, imminent, amnesty, muse, dementia, eminent, menace, ming, prominence, mas, mandarin, mantra, monk, mosaic, amnesia, monastery, remnant, eminence, monte, mania, manic, summons, 116 more
through Proto-Indo-European *monéyeti ‘to cause to think, make think’
through Proto-Italic *moneō ‘to remind, warn’
monster, demonstration, monumental, monstrous, monstrosity, demonstrative, 14 more
through Latin moneō ‘to warn, advise’
Today it means
noun A caution or warning.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *men- / monition