Where does “mons” come from?
Mons comes from Latin mons, from Proto-Indo-European men-, related to the root meaning "to project" or "stand out," which also produced words for mountain and mind across Indo-European languages.
mons (English): One of the fleshy areas at the base of the...
Definitions
- One of the fleshy areas at the base of the...
Ancestry of “mons”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | mons | mountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | monti | — |
| 3 | Portuguese | Monte | — |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | monte | — |
| 5 | Latin | montem | accusative singular of mōns; mountain |