Where does “Mount” come from?
Mount (English) comes from Middle English mount, from Old English munt, from Latin mōns, from Proto-Italic *monts, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Ancestry of “Mount”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | mount | A mountain; a mount or peak, especially the Alps |
| 2 | Old English | munt | a hill, mound; a mount or mountain |
| 3 | Latin | mōns | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *monts | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |