Where does “蒙太奇” come from?
蒙太奇 (Chinese) comes from English montage, from French montage, from French monter, from French mont, from Old French mont, from Latin montem, from Latin mons, from Proto-Indo-European monti.
蒙太奇 (Chinese): montage
Definitions
- montage
Ancestry of “蒙太奇”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | montage | A composite work, particularly an artwork,... |
| 2 | French | montage | assembly, set-up; editing |
| 3 | French | monter | to go up, to climb; to ascend, go higher, go... |
| 4 | French | mont | mountain, mount, mont; the Alps |
| 5 | Old French | mont | mountain; Alternative form of monde |
| 6 | Latin | montem | accusative singular of mōns; mountain |
| 7 | Latin | mons | mountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | monti | — |
| 9 | Portuguese | Monte | mount; a mountain or large hill |
| 10 | Old Portuguese | monte | — |