Where does “Montpelier” come from?
Montpelier is the English name for the French city Montpellier, which derives from Old French Montpellier, ultimately from Latin origins meaning "mount of Peter."
Ancestry of “Montpelier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | Montpellier | — |
| 2 | Latin | mōns | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *monts | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
Words derived from “Montpelier”