Where does “montir” come from?
montir (Indonesian) comes from Dutch monteur, from Dutch -eur, from Middle French -eur, from Old French -eor, from Latin -ator, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.
montir (Indonesian): mechanic, someone who builds or repairs machinery, a technician; now specifically, someone who works with and repairs the mechanical parts of a motor vehicle, aircraft or similar
Definitions
- mechanic, someone who builds or repairs machinery, a technician; now specifically, someone who works with and repairs the mechanical parts of a motor vehicle, aircraft or similar
Ancestry of “montir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | monteur | mechanic |
| 2 | Dutch | -eur | Used to form agent nouns from verbs |
| 3 | Middle French | -eur | Used to form agent nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Old French | -eor | Alternative form of -or |
| 5 | Latin | -ator | -ator, -er; second-person singular future passive... |
| 6 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |