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Where does “muntaigne” come from?

muntaigne (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin montania, from Latin montanius, from Latin montanus, from Latin mons, from Proto-Indo-European monti, from Portuguese Monte, from Old Portuguese monte, from Latin montem — accusative singular of mōns; mountain.

muntaigne (Old French): mountain

Definitions

  1. mountain

Ancestry of “muntaigne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinmontaniamountain
2Latinmontaniusmountainous
3Latinmontanusof or pertaining to a mountain, especially—
4Latinmonsmountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmonti—
6PortugueseMonte—
7Old Portuguesemonte—
8Latinmontemaccusative singular of mōns; mountain

Words derived from “muntaigne”

  • mountain
  • mountainside
  • mountaineer
  • mountaintop
  • mountaineering
  • intermountain
  • mountainy
  • mountainscape
  • mountainward
  • mountainlike
  • transmountain
  • mountained
  • mountainless
  • midmountain
  • mountainslope
  • intramountain
  • mountainer
  • mountainwards
  • mountainness
  • mountains
  • mountain wolf
  • nonmountaineer
  • mountainet
  • mountain buzzard
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