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Where does “munt” come from?

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

munt (Old English): a hill, mound; a mount or mountain

Definitions

  1. a hill, mound; a mount or mountain

Ancestry of “munt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “munt”

  • mount
  • dismount
  • unmount
  • seamount
  • demountable
  • mountable
  • unmounting
  • mounteth
  • mountant
  • mounter
  • automount
  • automounter
  • wholemount
  • dismountable
  • demount
  • rackmount
  • mountest
  • mountboard
  • unmountable
  • mountless
  • overmount
  • dismounter
  • trimount
  • headmount
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