Where does “muntin” come from?
muntin (English) comes from Middle English mountaunt, from Old French montant, from Old French monter, from Vulgar Latin montare, from Latin mōns, from Proto-Italic *monts, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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Ancestry of “muntin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | mountaunt | Alternative form of mountant |
| 2 | Old French | montant | — |
| 3 | Old French | monter | to go up; to mount |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | montare | present active infinitive of *montō |
| 5 | Latin | mōns | mountain, mount |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *monts | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |