Where does “monton” come from?

monton (English) comes from Spanish montón, from Spanish -ón, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

monton (English): A heap of ore; a mass undergoing the process of...

Definitions

  1. A heap of ore; a mass undergoing the process of...

Ancestry of “monton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmontónheap, pile; ton, a lot, bunch, heap, loads
2Spanish-ónemphasizes that something is large, grand,...
3English-önForming nouns denoting subatomic particles and quanta
4English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
5EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
6GermanKetonketone
7GermanAketonacetone
8Frenchacétoneacetone
9Latinacētumvinegar
10French-ateate
11Latin-ātused
12Proto-Italic-ātos
13Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos
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