quword 趣词
Word Origins Dictionary
- premonition




- premonition: see monster
- premolar (n.)




- "premolar tooth," 1841, from pre- + molar. Related: Premolars.
- premonition (n.)




- mid-15c., from Anglo-French premunition, Middle French premonicion, from Late Latin praemonitionem (nominative praemonitio) "a forewarning," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin praemonere "forewarn," from prae "before" (see pre-) + monere "to warn" (see monitor (n.)).
- premonitory (adj.)




- 1640s, from Late Latin praemonitorius, from praemonitor, agent noun from stem of praemonere (see premonition).
- premorbid (adj.)




- also pre-morbid, 1905, from pre- + morbid.
- premotion (n.)




- 1640s, from medical Latin praemotionem (nominative praemotio), noun of action from past participle stem of Late Latin praemovere, from prae- (see pre-) + movere "to move" (see move (v.)).
- premonish




- "Inform (someone) of a possible future danger or problem; forewarn", Mid 16th century: from Latin praemonere 'forewarn' with the ending altered after the pattern of admonish.