Where does “photomontage” come from?
photomontage (English) comes from English montage, from French montage, from French monter, from French mont, from Old French mont, from Latin montem, from Latin mons, from Proto-Indo-European monti.
photomontage (English): A composite image combining two or more...
Definitions
- A composite image combining two or more...
Ancestry of “photomontage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | montage | A composite work, particularly an artwork,... |
| 2 | French | montage | assembly, set-up; editing |
| 3 | French | monter | to go up, to climb; to ascend, go higher, go... |
| 4 | French | mont | mountain, mount, mont; the Alps |
| 5 | Old French | mont | mountain; Alternative form of monde |
| 6 | Latin | montem | accusative singular of mōns; mountain |
| 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 | — |