Where does “mountant” come from?

mountant (Middle English) comes from Old French montant, from Old French monter, from Vulgar Latin montare, from Latin mōns, from Proto-Italic *monts, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

mountant (Middle English): A post or vertical beam; ascendant

Definitions

  1. A post or vertical beam; ascendant

Ancestry of “mountant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmontant—
2Old Frenchmonterto go up; to mount
3Vulgar Latinmontarepresent active infinitive of *montō
4Latinmōnsmountain, mount
5Proto-Italic*monts—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “mountant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Italic *monts →Every word from Latin mōns →