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English word monument comes from Latin instrumentum, Proto-Indo-European *mon-éye-, and later Proto-Italic *moneō (Remind, warn.)

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instrumentum (Latin)

(collective) supply, provision. (general) paraphernalia, equipment. An instrument, tool, utensil. Records, documents.

*mon-éye- (Proto-Indo-European)

*moneō (Proto-Italic)

Remind, warn.

moneo (Latin)

I remind. I warn, advise.

monimentum (Latin)

monument (Old French)

monument (English)

A legal document.. A structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial; a commemoration.. A surveying reference point marked by a permanently fixed marker (a survey monument).. An exceptional or proud achievement.. An important burial vault or tomb.. An important site owned by the community as a whole.

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