Etymology of the French word monument
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 French dates from the 10th century.
Derivations in French
monumental,
monumentaireDerivations in other languages
English
monumentCognates
Catalan
monument, Dutch
monument, English
monument, German
Monument, Italian
monumento, Latin
monumentum, Lithuanian
monumentas, Norwegian
monument, Polish
monument, Russian
мoнyмeнт, Spanish
monumento, Swedish
monument
