monition

The story

1. Latin · derived frommonitiō“warning, admonition”
2. Middle French · derived frommonicion
3. Anglo-Norman · derived frommonicion
4. English todaymonition

From Anglo-Norman monicion, Middle French monicion, and their source, Latin monitiō (“warning, admonition”).

First known use, by meaning

• from 14th c. A caution or warning.
• from 15th c. A legal notification of something.
• from 15th c. A sign of impending danger; an omen.