Where does “monte” come from?

monte (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin montem, from Latin mons, from Proto-Indo-European monti, from Portuguese Monte — mount; a mountain or large hill.

Ancestry of “monte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmontemaccusative singular of mōns; mountain
2Latinmonsmountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmonti—
4PortugueseMontemount; a mountain or large hill

Words derived from “monte”

Every word from Portuguese Monte →Every word from Latin montem →Every word from Latin mons →