Where does “Fotomontage” come from?
Fotomontage (German) comes from German Montage, from French montage, from French monter, from French mont, from Old French mont, from Latin montem, from Latin mons, from Proto-Indo-European monti.
Fotomontage (German): photomontage
Ancestry of “Fotomontage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Montage | mounting; montage; plural of Montag |
| 2 | French | montage | assembly, set-up; editing |
| 3 | French | monter | to go up, to climb; to ascend, go higher, go... |
| 4 | French | mont | mountain, mount, mont; the Alps |
| 5 | Old French | mont | mountain; Alternative form of monde |
| 6 | Latin | montem | accusative singular of mōns; mountain |
| 7 | Latin | mons | mountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | monti | — |
| 9 | Portuguese | Monte | — |
| 10 | Old Portuguese | monte | — |