Where does “mons” come from?

mons (French) comes from Latin montes, from Latin mōns, from Proto-Italic *monts, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

mons (French): mountain

Definitions

  1. mountain

Ancestry of “mons”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmontesnominative plural of mōns; accusative plural of...
2Latinmōnsmountain, mount
3Proto-Italic*monts—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “mons”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Italic *monts →Every word from Latin mōns →