Where does “mountain lioness” come from?
mountain lioness (English) comes from English mountain lion, from English mountain, from Middle English montaigne, from Old French muntaigne, from Vulgar Latin montania, from Latin montanius, from Latin montanus, from Latin mons.
mountain lioness (English): A female mountain lion
Definitions
- A female mountain lion
Ancestry of “mountain lioness”, step by step
mountain lioness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mountain lion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mountain lion | "Puma concolor", a large wild cat native to the... |
| 2 | English | mountain | An elevation of land of considerable dimensions... |
| 3 | Middle English | montaigne | Alternative form of mountayne |
| 4 | Old French | muntaigne | mountain |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | montania | mountain |
| 6 | Latin | montanius | mountainous |
| 7 | Latin | montanus | of or pertaining to a mountain, especially— |
| 8 | Latin | mons | mountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | monti | — |
| 10 | Portuguese | Monte | mount; a mountain or large hill |
| 11 | Old Portuguese | monte | — |