Where does “montagist” come from?
montagist (English) comes from English montage, from French montage, from French monter, from French mont, from Old French mont, from Latin montem, from Latin mons, from Proto-Indo-European monti.
montagist (English): A person who makes montages
Definitions
- A person who makes montages
Ancestry of “montagist”, step by step
montagist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English montage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | montage | A composite work, particularly an artwork,... |
| 2 | French | montage | assembly, set-up; editing |
| 3 | French | monter | to go up, to climb; to ascend, go higher, go... |
| 4 | French | mont | mountain, mount, mont; the Alps |
| 5 | Old French | mont | mountain; Alternative form of monde |
| 6 | Latin | montem | accusative singular of mōns; mountain |
| 7 | Latin | mons | mountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | monti | — |
| 9 | Portuguese | Monte | mount; a mountain or large hill |
| 10 | Old Portuguese | monte | — |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |