Where does “montpasejo” come from?
montpasejo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto pasejo, from Esperanto -ejo, from German -ei, from Middle High German -īe, from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
montpasejo (Esperanto): pass
Definitions
- pass
Ancestry of “montpasejo”, step by step
montpasejo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto pasejo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | pasejo | passage, passageway, gate |
| 2 | Esperanto | -ejo | indicates a place designed for the purpose... |
| 3 | German | -ei | Forming names of sites or buildings where a... |
| 4 | Middle High German | -īe | — |
| 5 | Old French | -ie | indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Esperanto monto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | monto | mountain, hill |
| 2 | French | mont | mountain, mount, mont; the Alps |
| 3 | Old French | mont | mountain; Alternative form of monde |
| 4 | Latin | montem | accusative singular of mōns; mountain |
| 5 | Latin | mons | mountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | monti | — |
| 7 | Portuguese | Monte | mount; a mountain or large hill |
| 8 | Old Portuguese | monte | — |