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Where does “promontoire” come from?

promontoire (French) comes from Latin promunturium — peak, ridge, highest part of a mountain chain;...

promontoire (French): promontory

Definitions

  1. promontory

Ancestry of “promontoire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpromunturiumpeak, ridge, highest part of a mountain chain;...
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