Where does “Montréal” come from?

Montréal (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French Montréal, from Middle French Montreal, from Middle French real, from Old French reel, from Latin reālis, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.

Ancestry of “Montréal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchMontréal
2Middle FrenchMontrealat its confluence with the Ottawa River
3Middle Frenchrealroyal; Alternative form of royal
4Old Frenchreel
5Latinreālisreal
6Latinrēsthing, object, stuff
7Latinvindicatiocivil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
8Latinvindicōto lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi)
9Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
10Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
11Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
12Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
13Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
14Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
15Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
16Latincalceusshoe
17Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
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