Where does “Monserrat” come from?
Monserrat (Spanish) comes from Spanish Montserrat, from Catalan Montserrat, from Catalan mont, from Old Catalan mont, from Latin mōns, from Proto-Italic *monts, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Ancestry of “Monserrat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Montserrat | shortened from María (de) Montserrat, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as the patron of Catalonia |
| 2 | Catalan | Montserrat | — |
| 3 | Catalan | mont | mount, mountain |
| 4 | Old Catalan | mont | — |
| 5 | Latin | mōns | mountain, mount |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *monts | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |