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 — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

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

Definitions

  1. ram; mutton; sheepflesh, sheepmeat

Ancestry of “montone”, step by step

montone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish montón

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmontónheap, pile; ton, a lot, bunch, heap, loads
2Spanish-ónemphasizes that something is large, grand,...
3English-önForming nouns denoting subatomic particles and quanta
4English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
5EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
6GermanKetonketone
7GermanAketonacetone
8Frenchacétoneacetone
9Latinacētumvinegar
10French-ateate
11Latin-ātused
12Proto-Italic-ātos
13Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

via Vulgar Latin molto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinmoltowether
2Gaulishmulton-sheep
3Proto-Celticmoltosram, wether
4Proto-Indo-European(h₂)moldussoft, weak
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “montone

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos