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Where does “mountless” come from?

mountless (English) comes from English Mount, from Middle English mount, from Old English munt, from Latin mōns, from Proto-Italic *monts, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

mountless (English): Without a mount; having no creature to ride

Definitions

  1. Without a mount; having no creature to ride

Ancestry of “mountless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMount—
2Middle EnglishmountA mountain; a mount or peak, especially the Alps
3Old Englishmunta hill, mound; a mount or mountain
4Latinmōns—
5Proto-Italic*monts—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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