Where does “Montserrat” come from?
Montserrat derives from Catalan Montserrat, combining Catalan mont (mountain) and serra (saw), from Latin montem, the accusative of mons (mountain), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European men- (to project or stand out).
Ancestry of “Montserrat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | Montserrat | — |
| 2 | Catalan | mont | mount, mountain |
| 3 | Old Catalan | mont | — |
| 4 | Latin | mōns | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *monts | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
Words derived from “Montserrat”