Monition
/məˈnɪʃən/noun
A warning, reminder, or formal admonition.
Did you know?Monition comes from Latin *monitio*, “a warning,” from *monere* (“to warn, advise, remind”), the same root behind *monitor*, *monument*, and *admonish* — words originally tied to the power of making people remember.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*men-
“to think, remember, have in mind”
Latin
Latin
monere
“to warn, advise, remind”
Latin
Latin
monitio
“a warning, admonition”
Old French
Old French
monicion
“warning, admonition”
Middle English
English
monicion
“warning, admonition”
Modern English
English
monition
“a warning or formal admonition”
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