Where does “monte-plat” come from?
monte-plat (French) comes from French monter, from French mont, from Old French mont, from Latin montem, from Latin mons, from Proto-Indo-European monti, from Portuguese Monte, from Old Portuguese monte.
monte-plat (French): dumbwaiter
Definitions
- dumbwaiter
Ancestry of “monte-plat”, step by step
monte-plat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French monter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | monter | to go up, to climb; to ascend, go higher, go... |
| 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 | — |
via French plat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | plat | flat; a flat area of ground; a flat thing; a flat... |
| 2 | Middle French | plat | flat |
| 3 | Old French | plat | a footbridge |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | plattus | flattened; flat; smooth |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |