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Where does “montem” come from?

montem (Latin) comes from Latin mons, from Proto-Indo-European monti, from Portuguese Monte, from Old Portuguese monte.

montem (Latin): accusative singular of mōns; mountain

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of mōns; mountain

Ancestry of “montem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmonsmountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmonti—
3PortugueseMonte—
4Old Portuguesemonte—

Words derived from “montem”

  • amount
  • mount
  • paramount
  • insurmountable
  • Monterey
  • Montagu
  • dismount
  • montage
  • surmount
  • Monterrey
  • Montserrat
  • monte
  • mont
  • paramountcy
  • photomontage
  • Montepulciano
  • unmount
  • surmountable
  • seamount
  • unsurmountable
  • demountable
  • mountable
  • unmounting
  • remontant
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