Where does “Montréal” come from?
Montréal (French) comes from Middle French Montreal, from Middle French real, from Old French reel, from Latin reālis, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Ancestry of “Montréal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | Montreal | — |
| 2 | Middle French | real | royal; Alternative form of royal |
| 3 | Old French | reel | — |
| 4 | Latin | reālis | — |
| 5 | Latin | rēs | — |
| 6 | Latin | vindicatio | civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;... |
| 7 | Latin | vindicō | — |
| 8 | Latin | vindex | claimant, vindicator |
| 9 | Latin | dīcō | — |
| 10 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 11 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 12 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 13 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 14 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 15 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 16 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 17 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “Montréal”