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Where does “montreuse” come from?

montreuse (French) comes from French montrer, 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,...

montreuse (French): female equivalent of montreur

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of montreur

Ancestry of “montreuse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmontrerto show; to display, to demonstrate one's...
2Middle Frenchmonstrerto show
3Old Frenchmonstrerto show
4Latinmōnstrō—
5Latinmoneō—
6Proto-Italicmoneōto remind, to warn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmonéyeti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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