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Where does “montis” come from?

montis (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Ancestry of “montis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “montis”

  • amount
  • mountain
  • mount
  • Montana
  • paramount
  • mountainous
  • insurmountable
  • Monterey
  • Montagu
  • dismount
  • montage
  • surmount
  • mountainside
  • mountaineer
  • Monticello
  • mountaintop
  • Monterrey
  • Montserrat
  • mountaineering
  • monte
  • montane
  • mons
  • mont
  • Montagnais
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