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Where does “overmount” come from?

overmount (English) comes from English mount, from Middle English munt, 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,...

overmount (English): To mount over; to go higher than; to rise above;...

Definitions

  1. To mount over; to go higher than; to rise above;...

Ancestry of “overmount”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmountA hill or mountain; Any of seven fleshy...
2Middle EnglishmuntAlternative form of mount; Alternative form of...
3Middle EnglishmountA mountain; a mount or peak, especially the Alps
4Old Englishmunta hill, mound; a mount or mountain
5Latinmōns—
6Proto-Italic*monts—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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