Where does “montrer” come from?
montrer (French) comes from Middle French monstrer, from Old French monstrer, from Latin mōnstrō, from Latin moneō, from Proto-Italic moneō, from Proto-Indo-European monéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
montrer (French): to show; to display, to demonstrate one's...
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- to show; to display, to demonstrate one's...
Ancestry of “montrer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | monstrer | to show |
| 2 | Old French | monstrer | to show |
| 3 | Latin | mōnstrō | to show, point out, indicate, demonstrate |
| 4 | Latin | moneō | to warn, to advise |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | moneō | to remind, to warn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | monéyeti | to cause to think, make think |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |