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1. Latin · derived frompraemonitus
2. Ecclesiastical Latin · derived frompraemonitiōnem“a forewarning”
3. Anglo-Norman · derived frompremunition
4. English todaypremonition

First use appears c. 1533. From Anglo-Norman premunition, from Ecclesiastical Latin praemonitiōnem (“a forewarning”), form of praemonitiō, from Latin praemonitus, past participle of praemoneō, from prae (“before”) (English pre-) + moneō (“to warn”) (from which English monitor). Compare Germanic forewarning.