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
- to overcome, to surmount, to get over; to top, to...
Ancestry of “surmonter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | monter | to go up; to mount |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | montare | present active infinitive of *montō |
| 3 | Latin | mōns | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *monts | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
Words derived from “surmonter”