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
1	Latin	montānia	mountainous area
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	mount; a mountain or large hill
6	Old Portuguese	monte	—

Words derived from “montaigne”

Every word from Old Portuguese monte →Every word from Latin montem →Every word from Latin mons →