English
moniment
Moniment comes from Latin monumentum ‘reminder, memorial’, from Proto-Indo-European *monéyeti ‘to cause to think, make think’, and ultimately from *men-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-1‘to think, mind’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*monéyeti1‘to cause to think, make think’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*man-eje-1reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*moneō1‘to remind, warn’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmonēre1‘to remind’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmonumentum2as monimentum‘reminder, memorial’
- Englishearliest quotation 1590moniment2
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Latin monumentum
- 2 Wiktionary, English moniment
- Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1590, Edmund Spenser, (please specify the book): “That of his shape , appear'd no litle moniment…”.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-Wiktionary, Latin monumentum‘to think, mind’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*monéyetiWiktionary, Latin monumentum‘to cause to think, make think’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*man-eje-Wiktionary, Latin monumentumreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*moneōWiktionary, Latin monumentum‘to remind, warn’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmonēreWiktionary, Latin monumentum‘to remind’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmonumentumWiktionary, English monimentas monimentum‘reminder, memorial’
- Englishearliest quotation 1590monimentWiktionary, English moniment. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1590, Edmund Spenser, (please specify the book): “That of his shape , appear'd no litle moniment…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think, mind’
music, mind, money, remain, amount, museum, mouth, auto, min, mountain, comment, permanent, mental, mount, mention, maya, monetary, mint, amnesty, muse, ming, mas, mandarin, monk, prominence, mosaic, amnesia, mentor, monastery, mantra, dementia, mania, eminent, imminent, menace, remnant, manic, summons, eminence, monte, 110 more
through Proto-Indo-European *monéyeti ‘to cause to think, make think’
through Proto-Italic *moneō ‘to remind, warn’
monster, monitor, demonstration, muster, monstrous, monstrosity, demonstrative, minter, admonition, admonish, 12 more
through Latin monēre ‘to remind’
through Latin monumentum ‘reminder, memorial’
Today it means
noun Something to preserve memory; a reminder or a monument.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “moniment”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin monumentum. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *men- / moniment