Where does “monte” come from?
monte (Chavacano) comes from Spanish Monte, from Latin mōns, from Proto-Italic *monts, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
monte (Chavacano): mountain
Ancestry of “monte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Monte | — |
| 2 | Latin | mōns | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *monts | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |