Where does “montaniard” come from?
montaniard (Romanian) comes from French montagnard, from French montagne, from Middle French montaigne, from Old French montaigne, from Latin montānia, from Latin montem, from Latin mons, from Proto-Indo-European monti.
montaniard (Romanian): Montagnard
Definitions
- Montagnard
Ancestry of “montaniard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | montagnard | mountain-dwelling; mountain; mountain-dweller |
| 2 | French | montagne | mountain |
| 3 | Middle French | montaigne | mountain |
| 4 | Old French | montaigne | mountain |
| 5 | Latin | montānia | mountainous area |
| 6 | Latin | montem | accusative singular of mōns; mountain |
| 7 | Latin | mons | mountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | monti | — |
| 9 | Portuguese | Monte | mount; a mountain or large hill |
| 10 | Old Portuguese | monte | — |