monstruosus
Latin
adj
Definitions
- strange, preternatural, monstrous
Etymology
Suffix from Latin mōnstrum (monster, portent, monstrosity).
Origin
Latin
mōnstrum
Gloss
monster, portent, monstrosity
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- monstriger Latin
- mōnstrum Latin
- monströs German
- mostruosamente Italian
- mostruoso Italian
- monstrueux French
- *men- Proto-Indo-European
- monstre Old French
- monstre Catalan, Valencian