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