Where does “montaigne” come from?
montaigne (Anglo-Norman) comes from Latin montānia, from Latin montem, from Latin mons, from Proto-Indo-European monti, from Portuguese Monte, from Old Portuguese monte.
Ancestry of “montaigne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | montānia | — |
| 2 | Latin | montem | accusative singular of mōns; mountain |
| 3 | Latin | mons | mountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | monti | — |
| 5 | Portuguese | Monte | — |
| 6 | Old Portuguese | monte | — |