Where does “surmonter” come from?

surmonter (French) comes from Old French monter, from Vulgar Latin montare, from Latin mōns, from Proto-Italic *monts, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

surmonter (French): to overcome, to surmount, to get over; to top, to...

Definitions

  1. to overcome, to surmount, to get over; to top, to...

Ancestry of “surmonter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmonterto go up; to mount
2Vulgar Latinmontarepresent active infinitive of *montō
3Latinmōnsmountain, mount
4Proto-Italic*monts—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “surmonter”

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