Where does “montant” come from?
montant (English) comes from Middle English mountant, from Old French montant, from Old French monter, from Vulgar Latin montare, from Latin mōns, from Proto-Italic *monts, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
montant (English): An upward cut with a blade; An upright piece in...
Definitions
- An upward cut with a blade; An upright piece in...
Ancestry of “montant”, step by step
montant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English mountant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | mountant | A post or vertical beam; ascendant |
| 2 | Old French | montant | — |
| 3 | Old French | monter | to go up; to mount |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | montare | present active infinitive of *montō |
| 5 | Latin | mōns | mountain, mount |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *monts | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via Italian montante
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | montante | present participle of montare; rising, mounting;... |