Where does “montão” come from?

montão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Monte, from Old Portuguese monte, from Latin montem, from Latin mons, from Proto-Italic montis, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

montão (Portuguese): heap; pile; loads, heaps, a lot

Definitions

  1. heap; pile; loads, heaps, a lot

Ancestry of “montão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseMontemount; a mountain or large hill
2Old Portuguesemonte—
3Latinmontemaccusative singular of mōns; mountain
4Latinmonsmountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great...
5Proto-Italicmontis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “montão”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Italic montis →Every word from Portuguese Monte →