Where does “Montreal” come from?

Montreal (Middle French) comes from Middle French real, from Old French reel, from Latin reālis, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex, from Latin dīcō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Montreal (Middle French): at its confluence with the Ottawa River

Definitions

at its confluence with the Ottawa River

Ancestry of “Montreal”, step by step

Montreal traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French real

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle French	real	royal; Alternative form of royal
2	Old French	reel	—
3	Latin	reālis	real
4	Latin	rēs	thing, object, stuff
5	Latin	vindicatio	civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
6	Latin	vindicō	to lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi)
7	Latin	vindex	claimant, vindicator
8	Latin	dīcō	to say, talk, speak, utter, mention
9	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
10	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
11	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
12	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
13	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
14	Latin	calceus	shoe
15	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
16	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Middle French mont

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle French	mont	mount, mountain
2	Old French	mont	mountain; Alternative form of monde
3	Latin	montem	accusative singular of mōns; mountain
4	Latin	mons	mountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great...
5	Proto-Indo-European	monti	—
6	Portuguese	Monte	mount; a mountain or large hill
7	Old Portuguese	monte	—

via Middle French Mont Royal

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle French	Mont Royal	Mount Royal

Words derived from “Montreal”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →