Where does “Muntenegru” come from?

Muntenegru (Romanian) comes from Romanian munte, from Latin montem, from Latin mons, from Proto-Indo-European monti, from Portuguese Monte, from Old Portuguese monte.

Ancestry of “Muntenegru”, step by step

Muntenegru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian munte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmuntemountain
2Latinmontemaccusative singular of mōns; mountain
3Latinmonsmountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmonti—
5PortugueseMontemount; a mountain or large hill
6Old Portuguesemonte—

via Romanian negru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniannegrublack; dirty, grimy; black person
2LatinNigerA Roman agnomen, or "nickname"
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “Muntenegru”

Every word from Old Portuguese monte →Every word from Latin montem →Every word from Latin mons →