Etymology of the English word monstrance
the English word
monstrancederived from the Old French word
monstrancederived from the Medieval Latin word
monstrantiaderived from the Latin word
monstransderived from the Latin word
monstrare (show; point out, reveal)
derived from the Classical Latin word
monstrum (monster; portent, unnatural thing)
derived from the Latin word
monere (remind, advise, warn)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*men-Date
The earliest known usage of monstrance in English dates from the 16th century.
Cognates
Dutch
monstrans, German
Monstranz, Icelandic
monstrans, Swedish
monstransUsage
Word found in Modern English
