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Where does “mont” come from?

mont (Old Catalan) comes from Latin mōns, from Proto-Italic *monts, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Ancestry of “mont”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmōns—
2Proto-Italic*monts—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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