{"id":3658,"date":"2024-11-16T15:58:28","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T15:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3658"},"modified":"2024-11-16T15:58:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T15:58:29","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-monitoring-monsters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3658","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Monitoring Monsters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Monitoring Monsters\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-11-16T15:58:28+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M16S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this Adventure in Etymology, we're finding connections between monitors and monsters.\n\n\n\nA monitor [\u02c8m\u0252n.\u026a.t\u0259\/\u02c8m\u0254n.\u026a.t\u025a] is:\n\n\nSomeone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone.\nA device that detects and informs on the...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/monitoringmonsters.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.5\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4277\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3658-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/monitoringmonsters.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/monitoringmonsters.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/monitoringmonsters.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/monitoringmonsters.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3658-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/monitoringmonsters.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"monitoringmonsters.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this Adventure in Etymology, we&#8217;re finding connections between <strong>monitors<\/strong> and <strong>monsters<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/videos\/monitoringmonsters2.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"293\" alt=\"Monitoring Monsters\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A <strong>monitor<\/strong> [\u02c8m\u0252n.\u026a.t\u0259\/\u02c8m\u0254n.\u026a.t\u025a] is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone.<\/li>\n<li>A device that detects and informs on the presence, quantity, etc., of something.<\/li>\n<li>A device used to give a graphical display of the output from a computer. <em>(other meanings are available<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It comes from Latin <em>monitor<\/em> (counsellor, preceptor, prompter), from <em>mone\u014d<\/em> (to warn, advise, remind), from Proto-Italic <em>*mone\u014d<\/em> (to remind, warn), from Proto-Indo-European <em>*mon\u00e9-ye-ti<\/em>, from <em>*mon-\u00e9ye-<\/em>, from <em>*men-<\/em> (to think) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/monitor#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same roots include <strong>admonish<\/strong>, <strong>amnesia<\/strong>, <strong>automatic<\/strong>, <strong>comment<\/strong>, <strong>dementia<\/strong>, <strong>summon<\/strong>, <strong>mental<\/strong> and possibly <strong>music<\/strong> in English, <strong>monieren<\/strong> (to criticize) in German, <strong>amonestar<\/strong> (to warn, reprimand, admonish) in Spanish, and <strong>premonire<\/strong> (to forewarn, foretell) in Italian [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/men-\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nobluefairy\/20575996\/in\/photolist-2Pswy-2Uyq8u-6TMhXn-T3nmX-9atjE-6TMn1v-6TRqvo-6TRuMm-6TMo8P-6TRnEj-6TMpjT-6TMpQR-CADg1t-6TRoKU-6TGayq-8VKWvq-2miuHP7-eekm4i-2phhzQD-2exD639-qQyEQH-2nP3tQT-2igHe8Q-K7dNe5-7ah1qp-zMaz3r-2oLRZZn-hLw5Kf-pP8bWb-ozHjJ8-2pC5b2h-dJyHvT-9wehxq-o8QTyb-ozHh5F-oiuepb-nRtG89-oxXdC9-o9rHew-nRuKDn-oBJQQt-2jBE8En-ozZaKP-oiuBrA-qzQxG3-oxXfyd-pD99Zz-pCUMxd-ozM2AW-qzUq8F\" title=\"Monsters\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/15\/20575996_4fc1aa5ed1_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"Monsters\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The word <strong>monster<\/strong> (a terrifying and dangerous creature, especially one of an imaginary or mythical kind, etc) also comes from the same roots, via Middle English <em>monstre<\/em> (monster, beast, strange happening), Old French <em>monstre<\/em> (monster), Latin <em>m\u014dnstrum<\/em> (evil omen, monster), and <em>mone\u014d<\/em> (to warn, advise, remind) &#8211; so a monster is something you need to be warned about [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/monster#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/daveograve\/520169211\/in\/photolist-MY1bF-fKaZbk-7VePHh-5xuJuw-44zJFJ-2ppkFJD-9kNR7u-bds8uv-a32J27-bZNCVq-2mo3WXd-2kJ9Vwg-b9Nzd-a31VGs-HwRKjA-2jPMQkp-9VAVRg-bRfeY8-2nr9hEp-yNYtG-2ku8PtB-BtcWbK-2iAWQ3e-2nBHQ5h-2q9fYVS-ak7rXt-2oxgo7P-2nMY6zc-2jDofHS-N1U9pp-7Mk5Nj-2oTtBXz-2iWbu8F-2mHfkNk-2kxvtEL-2iYJypN-2iadpbp-B89wKQ-2iYP3TH-2orRgUd-5WEQZB-2j6E1cX-2iagTkJ-6NfrxE-2iFUjX8-2j6E17r-xoHF4-5jV3Dh-2mKJ6GU-81JzpW\" title=\"Money\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/212\/520169211_2ff8058c4f_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" alt=\"Money\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The word <strong>money<\/strong> possibly also comes from the same roots, via Middle English <em>moneye<\/em> (money, currency, coinage), Anglo-Norman <em>muneie<\/em> (money), Latin <em>mon\u0113ta<\/em> (money, coin, mint), from the temple of Juno Moneta, the home of the ancient Roman mint, whose name is may be connected to <em>mone\u014d<\/em> [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/money#English\">source<\/a>].  <\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to this podcast on: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/id1432641094\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/8b1b1d1b-b39e-4277-b28d-479a3b5043b3\/radio-omniglot\">Amazon Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Education-Podcasts\/Radio-Omniglot-p1154145\/\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/radio-omniglot-716327\">Podchaser<\/a>, <a href=\"<a href=\"https:\/\/podbay.fm\/p\/radio-omniglot\">Podbay<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podtail.com\/da\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/\">Podtail<\/a> and other pod places.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/uk\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_flow&amp;SESSION=aLjPfXL-vP_1gQ_U23Iz8_hSWLlhzLHPMFZrt32dIEfG8htoNFLYaPoWkv8&amp;dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8def8934b92a630e40b7fef61ab7e9fe63\">PayPal<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/omniglot\">Patreon<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/donations.htm\">contribute to Omniglot in other ways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Radio Omniglot podcasts are brought to you in association with <a href=\"https:\/\/blubrry.com\/services\/podcast-hosting\/?code=omniglot\">Blubrry Podcast Hosting<\/a>, a great place to host your podcasts. 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A monitor [\u02c8m\u0252n.\u026a.t\u0259\/\u02c8m\u0254n.\u026a.t\u025a] is: Someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone. A device that detects and informs on the presence, quantity, etc., of something. 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