Where does “montar” come from?
montar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese montar, 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,...
montar (Portuguese): to go up, climb; to mount, to ride; to assemble
Definitions
- to go up, climb; to mount, to ride; to assemble
Ancestry of “montar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | montar | — |
| 2 | Old French | monter | to go up; to mount |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | montare | present active infinitive of *montō |
| 4 | Latin | mōns | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *monts | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
Words derived from “montar”