Where does “Vermont” come from?

Vermont (English) comes from French mont, from Old French mont, from Latin montem, from Latin mons, from Proto-Indo-European monti, from Portuguese Monte, from Old Portuguese monte.

Ancestry of “Vermont”, step by step

Vermont traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French mont

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmontmountain, mount, mont; the Alps
2Old Frenchmontmountain; Alternative form of monde
3Latinmontemaccusative singular of mōns; mountain
4Latinmonsmountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmonti—
6PortugueseMontemount; a mountain or large hill
7Old Portuguesemonte—

via French vert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvertgreen
2Old Frenchvertgreen; green, of a green color
3Latinvirdis—
4Latinviridisgreen; young, fresh, lively, youthful
5Latinvireōto be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth
6Latin-idae—

Words derived from “Vermont”

Every word from Old Portuguese monte →