Where does “mountaunt” come from?

mountaunt (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,...

mountaunt (Middle English): Alternative form of mountant

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of mountant

Ancestry of “mountaunt”, 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 “mountaunt”

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