Where does “monte” come from?
monte (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese monte, from Latin montem, from Latin mons, from Proto-Indo-European monti, from Portuguese Monte — mount; a mountain or large hill.
monte (Galician): mountain, mount; large hill; wilderness;...
Definitions
- mountain, mount; large hill; wilderness;...
Ancestry of “monte”, step by step
monte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Portuguese monte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | monte | — |
| 2 | Latin | montem | accusative singular of mōns; mountain |
| 3 | Latin | mons | mountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | monti | — |
| 5 | Portuguese | Monte | mount; a mountain or large hill |
via Old Portuguese mõte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | mõte | — |