Where does “montant” come from?

montant (Old French) comes 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,...

Ancestry of “montant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmonterto go up; to mount
2Vulgar Latinmontarepresent active infinitive of *montō
3Latinmōnsmountain, mount
4Proto-Italic*monts
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “montant

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