Where does “monte” come from?
Monte comes from Spanish monte, from Latin montem (accusative of mons, meaning "mountain"), from Proto-Indo-European men-.
monte (English): A game in which three or four cards are dealt...
Definitions
- A game in which three or four cards are dealt...
Ancestry of “monte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | monte | mountain, mount; hill; forest, wilderness |
| 2 | Latin | montem | accusative singular of mōns; mountain |
| 3 | Latin | mons | mountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | monti | — |
| 5 | Portuguese | Monte | mount; a mountain or large hill |
| 6 | Old Portuguese | monte | — |