Etymology of the English word monument
the English word
monumentderived from the French word
monumentderived from the Latin word
monumentum (reminder; memorial, monument)
derived from the Latin word
monere (remind, advise, warn)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*men-Date
The earliest known usage of monument in English dates from the 13th century.
Cognates
Catalan
monument, Dutch
monument, French
monument, German
Monument, Italian
monumento, Latin
monumentum, Lithuanian
monumentas, Norwegian
monument, Polish
monument, Russian
мoнyмeнт, Spanish
monumento, Swedish
monumentUsage
Word found in Modern English
