English word mon comes from Latin moneo (I remind. I warn, advise.), Latin -trum (Forming instrument nouns.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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moneo | Latin (lat) | I remind. I warn, advise. |
-trum | Latin (lat) | Forming instrument nouns. |
monstrum | Latin (lat) | (figuratively) a thing that evokes fear and wonder. (metonymically) a monster, monstrosity, whether in size or character. A divine omen indicating misfortune, an evil omen, portent. |
mostre | Old French (fro) | |
monstre | Middle English (enm) | |
monster | English (en) | (chiefly, Australia) To harass.. To behave as a monster to; to terrorise.. To make into a monster; to categorise as a monster; to demonise. (figuratively) A badly behaved child, a brat.. (gaming) a non-player character player(s) fight against in role-playing game. (informal) A prodigy; someone very talented in a specific domain.. (informal) Something unusually large.. (medicine, archaic) A [...] |
mon | English (en) |