Etymology

premonitory

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Latin praemonitōrius ← Proto-Italic *moneō ← Proto-Indo-European *monéyeti
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Latinprae
  6. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*monéyeti
  8. Proto-Italic*man-eje-
  9. Proto-Italic*moneō
  10. Latinmoneō
  11. Latinpraemoneō
  12. Latinpraemoni(tus)
  13. Latinpraemonitōrius
  14. English todaypremonitory

Borrowed from Latin praemonitōrius.

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