Where does “tresmontar” come from?

tresmontar (Asturian) comes from Asturian monte, from Old Leonese monte, from Latin montem, from Latin mons, from Proto-Indo-European monti, from Portuguese Monte, from Old Portuguese monte.

tresmontar (Asturian): to get lost, lose one's way in the wild

Definitions

  1. to get lost, lose one's way in the wild

Ancestry of “tresmontar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturianmontemount
2Old Leonesemontehill
3Latinmontemaccusative singular of mōns; mountain
4Latinmonsmountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmonti—
6PortugueseMontemount; a mountain or large hill
7Old Portuguesemonte—
Every word from Old Portuguese monte →Every word from Latin montem →Every word from Latin mons →