Where does “Montserrat” come from?

Montserrat (Spanish) comes 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,...

Montserrat (Spanish): shortened from María (de) Montserrat, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as the patron of Catalonia

Definitions

  1. shortened from María (de) Montserrat, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as the patron of Catalonia

Ancestry of “Montserrat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalanMontserrat—
2Catalanmontmount, mountain
3Old Catalanmont—
4Latinmōnsmountain, mount
5Proto-Italic*monts—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “Montserrat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Italic *monts →Every word from Latin mōns →