Where does “monto” come from?
monto (Italian) comes from Italian montare, from French monter, from French mont, from Old French mont, from Latin montem, from Latin mons, from Proto-Indo-European monti, from Portuguese Monte.
monto (Italian): first-person singular present indicative of...
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Ancestry of “monto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | montare | to mount; to whip, beat, whisk; to inflate or... |
| 2 | French | monter | to go up, to climb; to ascend, go higher, go... |
| 3 | French | mont | mountain, mount, mont; the Alps |
| 4 | Old French | mont | mountain; Alternative form of monde |
| 5 | Latin | montem | accusative singular of mōns; mountain |
| 6 | Latin | mons | mountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | monti | — |
| 8 | Portuguese | Monte | — |
| 9 | Old Portuguese | monte | — |