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Where does “Montrealer” come from?

Montrealer (English) comes from English Montreal, from French Montréal, from Middle French Montreal, from Middle French real, from Old French reel, from Latin reālis, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio — shoe.

Montrealer (English): A native or inhabitant of the city of Montreal

Definitions

  1. A native or inhabitant of the city of Montreal

Ancestry of “Montrealer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMontrealQuebec
2FrenchMontréal—
3Middle FrenchMontreal—
4Middle Frenchrealroyal; Alternative form of royal
5Old Frenchreel—
6Latinreālis—
7Latinrēs—
8Latinvindicatiocivil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
9Latinvindicō—
10Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
11Latindīcō—
12Latin-tiō—
13Latindissertātiō—
14Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
15Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
16Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
17Latincalceusshoe
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