Where does “monte” come from?
monte (Italian) comes from Italian monta, from Italian montare, from French monter, from French mont, from Old French mont, from Latin montem, from Latin mons, from Proto-Indo-European monti.
monte (Italian): mountain, mount
Definitions
- mountain, mount
Ancestry of “monte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | monta | covering, leap; riding, mount; third-person... |
| 2 | Italian | montare | to mount; to whip, beat, whisk; to inflate or... |
| 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 | mount; a mountain or large hill |
| 10 | Old Portuguese | monte | — |