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Where does “montone” come from?

montone (Italian) comes from Spanish montón, from Spanish -ón, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone.

montone (Italian): ram; mutton; sheepflesh, sheepmeat

Definitions

  1. ram; mutton; sheepflesh, sheepmeat

Ancestry of “montone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmontónheap, pile; ton, a lot, bunch, heap, loads
2Spanish-ónemphasizes that something is large, grand,...
3English-ön—
4English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
5EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
6GermanKetonketone
7GermanAketonacetone
8Frenchacétoneacetone
9Latinacētum—
10French-ate-ate
11Latin-ātus—
12Proto-Italic-ātos—
13Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “montone”

  • ecomontone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →