Where does “mountain wolf” come from?
mountain wolf (English) comes from English mountain, from Middle English montaigne, from Old French muntaigne, from Vulgar Latin montania, from Latin montanius, from Latin montanus, from Latin mons, from Proto-Indo-European monti.
mountain wolf (English): Synonym of dhole
Definitions
- Synonym of dhole
Ancestry of “mountain wolf”, step by step
mountain wolf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mountain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mountain | An elevation of land of considerable dimensions... |
| 2 | Middle English | montaigne | Alternative form of mountayne |
| 3 | Old French | muntaigne | mountain |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | montania | mountain |
| 5 | Latin | montanius | mountainous |
| 6 | Latin | montanus | of or pertaining to a mountain, especially— |
| 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 | — |