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Where does “desmuntar” come from?

desmuntar (Catalan) comes from Catalan muntar, from Vulgar Latin montare, from Latin mōns, from Proto-Italic *monts, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

desmuntar (Catalan): to dismantle, to disassemble, to take apart

Definitions

  1. to dismantle, to disassemble, to take apart

Ancestry of “desmuntar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmuntarto go up; to ride; to set up
2Vulgar Latinmontarepresent active infinitive of *montō
3Latinmōns—
4Proto-Italic*monts—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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