before the dawn

I had a premonition this morning.



Premonition. Pre means before. Moni means ... what? . Must be Latin. Mono in Greek means one or alone, as in monopoly. Let's figure this out. Precognition means knowing beforehand. Cognition means a thought or insight, so that figures. Tion as a suffix means state of or quality of. And by the way, why does it sound like shun, anyway?

Moni in premonition comes from the Latin word meaning to advise. So a premonition is the receipt of advice before something happens.


I bet you knew I was going to say that!