Where does “mountains” come from?
mountains (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.
mountains (English): plural of mountain; mountain range
Definitions
- plural of mountain; mountain range
Ancestry of “mountains”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 10 | Old Portuguese | monte | — |