Where does “żmonta” come from?
żmonta (Maltese) comes from Italian smontare, from Italian montare, from French monter, from French mont, from Old French mont, from Latin montem, from Latin mons, from Proto-Indo-European monti.
żmonta (Maltese): to finish a work shift
Definitions
- to finish a work shift
Ancestry of “żmonta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | smontare | to disassemble; to dismantle, to demount, to take... |
| 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 | — |