Where does “remontar” come from?
remontar (Galician) comes from Galician montar, from Old Portuguese montar, 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,...
remontar (Galician): to repair, patch
Definitions
- to repair, patch
Ancestry of “remontar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | montar | to ride; to amount to; to increase; to round |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | montar | — |
| 3 | Old French | monter | to go up; to mount |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | montare | present active infinitive of *montō |
| 5 | Latin | mōns | mountain, mount |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *monts | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |