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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

  1. montage

Ancestry of “蒙太奇”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmontageA composite work, particularly an artwork,...
2Frenchmontageassembly, set-up; editing
3Frenchmonterto go up, to climb; to ascend, go higher, go...
4Frenchmontmountain, mount, mont; the Alps
5Old Frenchmontmountain; Alternative form of monde
6Latinmontemaccusative singular of mōns; mountain
7Latinmonsmountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmonti—
9PortugueseMonte—
10Old Portuguesemonte—
Every word from Old Portuguese monte →