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Where does “Montaignian” come from?

Montaignian (English) comes from English Montaigne, from French Montaigne, from Middle French montaigne, from Old French montaigne, from Latin montānia, from Latin montem, from Latin mons, from Proto-Indo-European monti.

Montaignian (English): Of or relating to Michel de Montaigne ,...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to Michel de Montaigne ,...

Ancestry of “Montaignian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMontaigne—
2FrenchMontaigne—
3Middle Frenchmontaignemountain
4Old Frenchmontaignemountain
5Latinmontānia—
6Latinmontemaccusative singular of mōns; mountain
7Latinmonsmountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmonti—
9PortugueseMonte—
10Old Portuguesemonte—
Every word from Old Portuguese monte →